Living in Biggers, AR
Biggers is a tiny town of 428 people in Randolph County, Arkansas. It's about 36 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 96 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $57k and rent runs about $675 a month.
428people
$57kTypical home
$675/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
242Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 428
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 427 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Memphis, TN
- 36 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $57k (≈$361/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 33% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to JBR airport
- 100 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 282 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very 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.