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Country around Marvell is a rural area of about 1,893 people in Phillips County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $641 a month.
1,893people
$72kTypical home
$641/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,893 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Memphis, TN
- 69 mi to Memphis, TN
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$451/mo)
- Median rent $641/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 84 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 (1594 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,872 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to MEM airport
- 66 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 177 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 278 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: D+13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.