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Carlisle is a small town of 2,227 people in Lonoke County, Arkansas. It's about 35 miles from Little Rock, AR and 103 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $657 a month.
2,227people
$164kTypical home
$657/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
250Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,227
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 460 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $657/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,730 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LIT airport
- 101 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 224 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 265 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lonoke County: R+54 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk