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Bono is a small town of 2,657 people in Craighead County, Arkansas. It's about 9 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 73 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $917 a month.
2,657people
$162kTypical home
$917/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
248Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,657
- Part of a metro area
- About 997 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Memphis, TN
- 9 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,009 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 47% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to JBR airport
- 76 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 266 ft
- 383 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 182 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Craighead County: R+37 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk