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Yazoo City is a big small town of 10,219 people in Yazoo County, Mississippi. It's about 39 miles from Jackson, MS and 157 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $767 a month.
10,219people
$103kTypical home
$767/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,219
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,013 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Memphis, TN
- 39 mi to Jackson, MS
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$650/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to JAN airport
- 153 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 108 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yazoo County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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