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Country around Roe is a rural area of about 355 people in Monroe County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Little Rock, AR and 85 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $614 a month.
355people
$211kTypical home
$614/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
250Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 355 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Memphis, TN
- 58 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,332/mo)
- Median rent $614/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (425 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,776 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to LIT airport
- 83 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 200 ft
- 300 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 273 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+16 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High 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.