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Snow Lake Shores is a tiny town of 384 people in Benton County, Mississippi. It's about 46 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $731 a month.
384people
$167kTypical home
$731/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 384
- Part of a metro area
- About 564 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Memphis, TN
- 46 mi to Memphis, TN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,056/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 62
- 19% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MEM airport
- 45 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 291 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 257 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+31 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.