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Winona is a small town of 4,183 people in Montgomery County, Mississippi. It's about 86 miles from Jackson, MS and 113 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $731 a month.
4,183people
$123kTypical home
$731/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,183
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 309 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Memphis, TN
- 86 mi to Jackson, MS
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (437 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to GTR airport
- 108 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 404 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 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
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.