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Country around Junction City is a rural area of about 2,787 people in Union County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Monroe, LA and 215 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $747 a month.
2,787people
$119kTypical home
$747/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,787 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Memphis, TN
- 58 mi to Monroe, LA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$748/mo)
- Median rent $747/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (844 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 20% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ELD airport
- 212 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 221 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+34 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk