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Country around Oil Trough is a rural area of about 455 people in Jackson County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 90 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $572 a month.
455people
$101kTypical home
$572/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 455 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Memphis, TN
- 46 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$636/mo)
- Median rent $572/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (473 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (939 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to JBR airport
- 92 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 368 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 207 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+49 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.