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Country around Watson is a rural area of about 631 people in Desha County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 92 miles from Little Rock, AR and 112 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $742 a month.
631people
$86kTypical home
$742/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 631 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Memphis, TN
- 92 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$545/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,650 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GLH airport
- 109 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 244 mi to the ocean
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Desha County: R+5 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- 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.