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Country around Leslie is a rural area of about 1,306 people in Searcy County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Little Rock, AR and 154 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $405 a month.
1,306people
$116kTypical home
$405/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
247Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,306 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Memphis, TN
- 76 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $405/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 83 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
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (331 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to HRO airport
- 155 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,417 ft
- 398 mi to the ocean
- 250 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 216 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Searcy County: R+72 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