Living in Woodland, MS
Woodland is a tiny town of 132 people in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It's about 95 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 106 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 $110k and rent runs about $670 a month.
132people
$110kTypical home
$670/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 132
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 233 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Memphis, TN
- 95 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$692/mo)
- Median rent $670/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 99 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 (18 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GTR airport
- 102 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 364 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 279 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chickasaw County: R+14 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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.