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Sumner is a tiny town of 326 people in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. It's about 82 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $537 a month.
326people
$163kTypical home
$537/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
254Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 326
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 593 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Memphis, TN
- 82 mi to Memphis, TN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $537/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (731 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GLH airport
- 78 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 247 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tallahatchie County: D+6 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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.