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Country around Smithville is a rural area of about 1,461 people in Lawrence County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 100 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $625 a month.
1,461people
$165kTypical home
$625/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
245Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,461 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Memphis, TN
- 40 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,041/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (788 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to JBR airport
- 103 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 396 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 176 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence 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
- 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.