Living in Dermott, AR
Dermott is a small town of 2,330 people in Chicot County, Arkansas. It's about 79 miles from Monroe, LA and 138 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $527 a month.
2,330people
$68kTypical home
$527/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,330
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 681 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Memphis, TN
- 79 mi to Monroe, LA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$431/mo)
- Median rent $527/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (625 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 19% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GLH airport
- 134 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 228 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 78 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chicot County: D+4 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk