Living in Country around Marianna, AR
Country around Marianna is a rural area of about 5,048 people in Lee County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $660 a month.
5,048people
$69kTypical home
$660/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,048 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Memphis, TN
- 52 mi to Memphis, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$434/mo)
- Median rent $660/mo
- Median household income $23k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1034 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,036 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MEM airport
- 50 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 213 ft
- 303 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 262 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: D+4 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