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Vardaman is a small town of 1,100 people in Calhoun County, Mississippi. It's about 96 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $564 a month.
1,100people
$54kTypical home
$564/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,100
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 811 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Memphis, TN
- 96 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$339/mo)
- Median rent $564/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 44% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to TUP airport
- 92 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 227 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 281 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+48 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.