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Sledge is a tiny town of 270 people in Quitman County, Mississippi. It's about 49 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $774 a month.
270people
$85kTypical home
$774/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 270
- Part of a metro area
- About 506 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Memphis, TN
- 49 mi to Memphis, TN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 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 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MEM airport
- 44 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 167 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 285 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Quitman County: D+31 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk