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Country around Fifty Six is a rural area of about 334 people in Stone County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 87 miles from Little Rock, AR and 141 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $863 a month.
334people
$185kTypical home
$863/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
247Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 334 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Memphis, TN
- 87 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,167/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (835 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to HRO airport
- 143 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 886 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 197 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stone County: R+62 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.