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Blytheville is a big small town of 12,790 people in Mississippi County, Arkansas. It's about 44 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 57 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $855 a month.
12,790people
$119kTypical home
$855/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
246Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,790
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 617 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Memphis, TN
- 44 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1073 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,224 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to JBR airport
- 62 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mississippi County: R+32 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk