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University is a big small town of 5,315 people in Lafayette County, Mississippi. It's about 57 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,315people
$315kTypical home
$1,085/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,315
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 7,550 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Memphis, TN
- 57 mi to Memphis, TN
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,989/mo)
- Median rent $1,085/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,271 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 19
- 26% of households have kids
- 1% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 93% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to TUP airport
- 53 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 505 ft
- 266 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 285 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+22 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.