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Walls is a small town of 1,426 people in DeSoto County, Mississippi. It's about 17 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,426people
$193kTypical home
$1,200/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,426
- Part of a metro area
- About 121 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Memphis, TN
- 17 mi to Memphis, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,219/mo)
- Median rent $1,200/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°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
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,074 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MEM airport
- 14 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 207 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 620 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 156 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeSoto County: R+24 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk