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Calion is a tiny town of 355 people in Union County, Arkansas. It's about 62 miles from Monroe, LA and 192 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $847 a month.
355people
$89kTypical home
$847/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 355
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 331 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Memphis, TN
- 62 mi to Monroe, LA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$564/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (844 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to ELD airport
- 188 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+34 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low 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.