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Corning is a small town of 3,134 people in Clay County, Arkansas. It's about 41 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 97 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $704 a month.
3,134people
$90kTypical home
$704/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
242Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,134
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 854 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Memphis, TN
- 41 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$564/mo)
- Median rent $704/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (444 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to JBR airport
- 101 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 417 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+62 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk