Living in Burdette, AR
Burdette is a tiny town of 233 people in Mississippi County, Arkansas. It's about 41 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 49 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $978 a month.
233people
$109kTypical home
$978/moRent
91° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
246Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 233
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 316 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Memphis, TN
- 41 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$685/mo)
- Median rent $978/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 108 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
- Above-average violent crime (524 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,569 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to JBR airport
- 53 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 368 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 192 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.