City in Mississippi, United States

Clarksdale

$38kMedian Home
305Sunny Days/yr
73°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation17kCenter elevation174 ft
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

Clarksdale is a city in and the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Clarksdale had a population of 14,903. It is located along the Sunflower River and named after John Clark, a settler who founded the city in the mid-19th century when he established a timber mill and business. Clarksdale is in the Mississippi Delta region and is an agricultural and trading center. Many African American musicians developed the blues here and took this original American music with them to Chicago and other northern cities during the Great Migration.Wikipedia

Four seasonsNo real winterEven rainfallThe Golden Buckle on the Cotton Belt, The Birthplace of the Blues
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Where It Is

Location Context
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Latitude34.20°
Longitude-90.57°
Population17k
Center elevation174 ft

State Context

MississippiU.S. state

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River, or its historical course. Mississippi is the 32nd largest by area and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 4.70%Avg sales tax: 7.06%Property tax: 0.57%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Nature Access

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City Profile

Median Age35 yrs
College Educated21%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home9%of workforce
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Cost of Living

Housing
$38k
Median home price
Household Income
$35k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
4.6/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
305
sunny days per year
84% of the year
Avg High Temp
73°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
72% warm season / 73% cool season
Comfort Score
74/100
Great
Temp Swing
38°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
53"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
3"
inches per year
Air Quality
45
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

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Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
53" of precipitation per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 72% · Winter 73% · Oct-Jul 66-74%
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Current Conditions

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