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Country around Maynard is a rural area of about 1,600 people in Randolph County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 104 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $557 a month.
1,600people
$153kTypical home
$557/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
242Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,600 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Memphis, TN
- 43 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$964/mo)
- Median rent $557/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" 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
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to JBR airport
- 108 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 430 ft
- 419 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.