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Tunica is a tiny town of 838 people in Tunica County, Mississippi. It's about 37 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $621 a month.
838people
$195kTypical home
$621/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 838
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,262 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Memphis, TN
- 37 mi to Memphis, TN
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,228/mo)
- Median rent $621/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (354 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,407 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MEM airport
- 34 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 197 ft
- 297 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 266 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tunica County: D+39 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- 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.