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Diaz is a small town of 1,337 people in Jackson County, Arkansas. It's about 35 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 82 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $869 a month.
1,337people
$87kTypical home
$869/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,337
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 226 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$550/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (473 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (939 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to JBR airport
- 83 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 240 ft
- 368 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 202 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+49 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