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Shaw is a small town of 1,508 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi. It's about 95 miles from Jackson, MS and 114 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $556 a month.
1,508people
$116kTypical home
$556/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,508
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,355 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Memphis, TN
- 95 mi to Jackson, MS
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$732/mo)
- Median rent $556/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to GLH airport
- 110 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bolivar County: D+24 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.