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Water Valley is a small town of 3,376 people in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. It's about 68 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $606 a month.
3,376people
$136kTypical home
$606/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,376
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 482 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Memphis, TN
- 68 mi to Memphis, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$854/mo)
- Median rent $606/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 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
- About average violent crime (429 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,012 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to TUP airport
- 64 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 354 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 295 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 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
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yalobusha County: R+21 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