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Banks is a tiny town of 126 people in Bradley County, Arkansas. It's about 74 miles from Monroe, LA and 169 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $689 a month.
126people
$60kTypical home
$689/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 126
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 335 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Memphis, TN
- 74 mi to Monroe, LA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$378/mo)
- Median rent $689/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to ELD airport
- 165 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 230 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradley County: R+39 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.