2012 · Walnut MS helicopter · Wikimedia Commons
Walnut’s story
Walnut in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
WalnutMS
A town of 699. A typical home worth about $157K.
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
699
−8.7% since 2010
Typical home
$157K
+5.1% in a year
Household income
$27K
median
Median age
29.0
years
Jobs based here
339
Balanced
What makes Walnut stand out
The thing Walnut does most differently from other towns.
Small town
699 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Walnut’s report card
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Residents weigh in
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Weather
Forecast →82°
Cloudy
H 85° · L 64°
Local news
All →- Pine Grove Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Walnutmaxpreps.com · Sep 27
- Ripley Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Walnutmaxpreps.com · Sep 26
- Pine Grove JV Softball @ Walnutmaxpreps.com · Sep 26
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Walnut. Another town gets a different order.
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Walnut has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 30°, and snow is almost unheard of.
90°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter32–52°
Spring49–72°
Summer67–89°
Fall49–73°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing
A typical Walnut home is worth about $157K
The typical Walnut home is worth about $157,000, up 5.1% in a year, 20% below the Mississippi typical home.
$157KZillow home value
Typical home value
Walnut$157K
Mississippi$198K
+5.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Walnut
Most working residents leave Walnut for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Ripley (9%), Memphis (9%) and Corinth (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
5%work in town
Where working residents work
In Walnut5%
Ripley9%
Memphis9%
Corinth7%
Tupelo6%
22 mi
median commute distance
339
jobs based in Walnut
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Safety
Crime reported in Walnut
7 crimes were reported in Walnut in 2025: 7 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Walnut is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
0
violent crimes reported in 2025
7
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Health
How healthy Walnut is
Walnut beats the Mississippi average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
32 measures vs. Mississippi
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Walnut | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 7.7% | 9.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.6% |
Tippah County Hospital
14.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools
Walnut’s public schools outperform 57% of Mississippi districts
The public schools Walnut’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
BSchool Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Attendance Center | K–13 | 480 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MS on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with tornadoes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TornadoesEarthquakesInland flooding
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0% of Walnut is conserved land
0.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 3,467 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walnut Municipal Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Walnut
Town in Mississippi, United States
Walnut is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Walnut had a population of 704.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 704
- Area
- 5.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 459 ft
- ZIP code
- 38683
- Area code
- 662
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