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Terry is a small town of 1,620 people in Hinds County, Mississippi. It's about 15 miles from Jackson, MS and 208 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,620people
$162kTypical home
$1,313/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,620
- Part of a metro area
- About 425 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Memphis, TN
- 15 mi to Jackson, MS
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $1,313/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,203 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 49% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to JAN airport
- 146 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 289 ft
- 119 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 220 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hinds County: D+46 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk