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Cave City is a small town of 2,090 people in Sharp County, Arkansas. It's about 49 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 106 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $716 a month.
2,090people
$121kTypical home
$716/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
247Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,090
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 854 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Memphis, TN
- 49 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$761/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (411 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,002 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to JBR airport
- 108 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sharp County: R+63 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk