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Cherokee Village is a big small town of 5,046 people in Sharp County, Arkansas. It's about 59 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 121 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $951 a month.
5,046people
$95kTypical home
$951/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
245Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,046
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 247 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Memphis, TN
- 59 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $951/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (489 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to JBR airport
- 124 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 415 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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