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Dell is a tiny town of 176 people in Mississippi County, Arkansas. It's about 36 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 52 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $518 a month.
176people
$167kTypical home
$518/moRent
91° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
248Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 176
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Memphis, TN
- 36 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,055/mo)
- Median rent $518/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (524 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,569 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to JBR airport
- 56 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 372 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mississippi County: R+32 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High 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.