Cloverdale, Mississippi

Community in Adams County · population 557 (2020 Census)

Household income: $44,878
Jan low / Jul high: 36° / 90°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 21
Median age: 55.6

Cloverdale is a community of 557 people in Adams County, Mississippi. It ranks better for retirees than 99% of Mississippi towns, quieter than 97% of Mississippi towns, more upscale than 82% of Mississippi towns.

Cloverdale in our rankings:

How Cloverdale ranks

Percentile among Mississippi towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Mississippi towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

96.6% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Mississippi towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Cloverdale	Typical Mississippi town
Median home value	—	$124,700
Median rent	—	$820
Median household income	$44,878	$45,965
Home value ÷ income	—×	2.8×
Homeownership	96.6%	65.3%
Median year built	1972	1979
Seasonal / vacation homes	9.3%	—

Who lives in Cloverdale

People	Cloverdale	Typical Mississippi town
Median age	55.6	37.3
Age 65 and over	25.9%	16.6%
Under 18	3.3%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	19.4%
Below the poverty line	11.2%	22.9%
Veterans	0.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	0.0%	4.0%
Average commute	14.6 min	23.9 min
Homes with broadband	96.2%	83.3%

Weather in Cloverdale

July highs average 89.5°F and January lows 35.9°F. About 60.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.0 inches of snow (typical Mississippi town: 0.5 in). Expect about 67 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 39 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Natchez station (7.8 mi away); snow from Vidalia #2 (4.9 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

21 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Cloverdale since 1950, compared with 31 for the typical Mississippi town. 4 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an EF2, struck on November 1, 2018 about 5.9 miles from the town center. The most recent was on December 28, 2024.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 37 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on January 3, 2023.

Severe weather in Adams County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Adams County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 4 deaths recorded.

Adams County has been included in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
February 6, 2026	Winter Storm	DR-4899: Severe Winter Storm
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3640: Severe Winter Storm
August 12, 2023	Severe Storm	DR-4727: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes.
October 22, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4626: Hurricane Ida
August 28, 2021	Hurricane	EM-3569: Hurricane Ida

Jobs and pay in Adams County

Adams County had 10,115 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $41,978 a year. Unemployment was 4.4% in 2023; in Cloverdale itself the ACS puts it at 0%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Cloverdale

Natchez, MS
3.7 mi · 14,520 people · home $119,400
Vidalia, LA
5.1 mi · 4,027 people · home $152,500
Morgantown, MS
6.6 mi · 1,334 people · home $95,100
Minorca, LA
6.9 mi · 2,156 people · home $57,300
Ridgecrest, LA
10.0 mi · 583 people · home $57,500
Ferriday, LA
12.7 mi · 3,189 people · home $84,800
Clayton, LA
17.1 mi · 584 people · home $73,800
Waterproof, LA
21.6 mi · 541 people · home $47,300

Cloverdale questions

Is Cloverdale, Mississippi a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Cloverdale scores better for retirees than 99% of Mississippi towns and quieter than 97%. 25.9% of residents are 65 or older (median age 55.6).

What is the weather like in Cloverdale?

July highs average 89.5°F and January lows 35.9°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 60.1 inches of precipitation a year and 0.0 inches of snow.

Does Cloverdale get tornadoes?

21 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Cloverdale since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF2 on November 1, 2018. The typical Mississippi town has had 31.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Cloverdale's Census boundary (GEOID 2814540). Comparisons use the median of Mississippi towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.