Living in Country around Williford, AR
Country around Williford is a rural area of about 1,226 people in Sharp County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 112 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,226people
$72kTypical home
$1,047/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
245Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,226 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Memphis, TN
- 49 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$454/mo)
- Median rent $1,047/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (377 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (968 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to JBR airport
- 115 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 161 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sharp County: R+63 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk