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Tunica Resorts is a small town of 2,281 people in Tunica County, Mississippi. It's about 28 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 $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,281people
$200kTypical home
$1,122/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,281
- Part of a metro area
- About 80 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Memphis, TN
- 28 mi to Memphis, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,260/mo)
- Median rent $1,122/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% 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
- 109 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 (401 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,673 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 45% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MEM airport
- 25 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 20% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 203 ft
- 306 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 257 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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.