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Country around Saint Joe is a rural area of about 1,047 people in Searcy County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 76 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 171 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $606 a month.
1,047people
$158kTypical home
$606/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
244Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,047 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Memphis, TN
- 76 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $606/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (331 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (356 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 18% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HRO airport
- 172 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 415 mi to the ocean
- 249 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 211 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Searcy County: R+72 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.