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Cherry Valley is a tiny town of 543 people in Cross County, Arkansas. It's about 29 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 49 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $651 a month.
543people
$78kTypical home
$651/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
248Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 543
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 709 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Memphis, TN
- 29 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$489/mo)
- Median rent $651/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (560 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,866 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to JBR airport
- 50 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 272 ft
- 348 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 217 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cross County: R+48 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.