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Wheeler is a tiny town of 524 people in Prentiss County, Mississippi. It's about 56 miles from Florence, AL and 86 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $637 a month.
524people
$153kTypical home
$637/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
241Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 524
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 269 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Memphis, TN
- 56 mi to Florence, AL
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$966/mo)
- Median rent $637/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,259 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TUP airport
- 84 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 374 ft
- 268 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 230 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prentiss County: R+66 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.