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Black Rock is a tiny town of 853 people in Lawrence County, Arkansas. It's about 31 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 94 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $855 a month.
853people
$84kTypical home
$855/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
1"Snow
245Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 853
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 260 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Memphis, TN
- 31 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$528/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (526 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (711 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to JBR airport
- 97 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 398 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence 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
- High 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.