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Sardis is a small town of 2,445 people in Panola County, Mississippi. It's about 47 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $703 a month.
2,445people
$83kTypical home
$703/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
0"Snow
238Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,445
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,223 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Memphis, TN
- 47 mi to Memphis, TN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$521/mo)
- Median rent $703/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,353 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MEM airport
- 42 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 286 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Panola County: R+15 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk