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Crossett is a small town of 4,639 people in Ashley County, Arkansas. It's about 42 miles from Monroe, LA and 178 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $707 a month.
4,639people
$115kTypical home
$707/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,639
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 648 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Memphis, TN
- 42 mi to Monroe, LA
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$723/mo)
- Median rent $707/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (692 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,557 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MLU airport
- 175 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 194 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashley County: R+48 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