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Tchula is a small town of 1,802 people in Holmes County, Mississippi. It's about 60 miles from Jackson, MS and 134 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $518 a month.
1,802people
$65kTypical home
$518/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,802
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,280 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Memphis, TN
- 60 mi to Jackson, MS
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$408/mo)
- Median rent $518/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 21.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (389 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GLH airport
- 129 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Holmes County: D+62 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.