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Augusta is a small town of 1,859 people in Woodruff County, Arkansas. It's about 53 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 80 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $650 a month.
1,859people
$117kTypical home
$650/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,859
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 897 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Memphis, TN
- 53 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$738/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (340 per 100k)
- Low property crime (977 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to JBR airport
- 80 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 217 ft
- 345 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 228 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Woodruff County: R+33 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk