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Tutwiler is a small town of 2,073 people in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. It's about 80 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $893 a month.
2,073people
$59kTypical home
$893/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,073
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 749 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Memphis, TN
- 80 mi to Memphis, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$371/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 95 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (731 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GLH airport
- 76 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 61% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 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
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.