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Vaiden is a small town of 1,158 people in Carroll County, Mississippi. It's about 75 miles from Jackson, MS and 123 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $662 a month.
1,158people
$110kTypical home
$662/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,158
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 540 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Memphis, TN
- 75 mi to Jackson, MS
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $662/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 40% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to GTR airport
- 119 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 377 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+44 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.