Rena LaraMS
This town in Mississippi has a population of 104.
Is Rena Lara a good place to live?
58% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rena Lara, against 25% in Mississippi’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 100 Mississippi towns, just 4 have a higher middle household income than Rena Lara. Rena Lara’s concentration of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both the Mississippi town median (0.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Rena Lara has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rena Lara.
Rena Lara: mild winters and hot summers
The July high for Rena Lara comes to 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Rena Lara, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Rena Lara break down as 33% from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes. Rena Lara’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 67 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rena Lara after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Rena Lara’s adults feel lonely than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
CDC measures, 31 in all: Rena Lara beats Mississippi on 10 and trails on 1. In Rena Lara, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress. Only 6 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Rena Lara.
| Rena Lara | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 24% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 36% | 25% |
| What stands out | Rena Lara | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 22.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Rena Lara
Moving to Rena Lara: who provides what
Rena Lara is unincorporated, so Coahoma County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rena Lara
College town 23 of every 100 Rena Lara residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
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