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Country around Wabbaseka is a rural area of about 396 people in Jefferson County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Little Rock, AR and 115 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $1k a month.
396people
$62kTypical home
$1,104/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
250Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 396 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Memphis, TN
- 43 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$389/mo)
- Median rent $1,104/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1037 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,577 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LIT airport
- 112 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 190 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 297 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+20 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk