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Caraway is a small town of 1,087 people in Craighead County, Arkansas. It's about 20 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 49 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $603 a month.
1,087people
$86kTypical home
$603/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
248Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,087
- Part of a metro area
- About 472 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Memphis, TN
- 20 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$542/mo)
- Median rent $603/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 (315 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,665 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to JBR airport
- 53 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 223 ft
- 371 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 193 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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