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Desha is a tiny town of 679 people in Independence County, Arkansas. It's about 57 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 106 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 $118k and rent runs about $632 a month.
679people
$118kTypical home
$632/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 679
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 300 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Memphis, TN
- 57 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $632/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 18% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to JBR airport
- 107 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 328 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 202 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Independence County: R+60 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk