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Country around Wheatley is a rural area of about 422 people in St. Francis County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 64 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 65 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $1k a month.
422people
$130kTypical home
$1,008/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
250Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 422 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Memphis, TN
- 64 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$819/mo)
- Median rent $1,008/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1240 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,868 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to MEM airport
- 64 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 203 ft
- 320 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 248 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Francis County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.