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Weir is a tiny town of 704 people in Choctaw County, Mississippi. It's about 85 miles from Jackson, MS and 133 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $616 a month.
704people
$68kTypical home
$616/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 704
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 655 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Memphis, TN
- 85 mi to Jackson, MS
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$426/mo)
- Median rent $616/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (37 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (246 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to GTR airport
- 129 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 482 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Choctaw County: R+49 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.