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Silver City is a tiny town of 219 people in Humphreys County, Mississippi. It's about 56 miles from Jackson, MS and 143 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $583 a month.
219people
$110kTypical home
$583/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 219
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 363 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Memphis, TN
- 56 mi to Jackson, MS
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to GLH airport
- 138 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humphreys County: D+42 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.