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Elaine is a tiny town of 487 people in Phillips County, Arkansas. It's about 75 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $326 a month.
487people
$65kTypical home
$326/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 487
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 951 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Memphis, TN
- 75 mi to Memphis, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$409/mo)
- Median rent $326/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 28.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1594 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,872 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to GLH airport
- 71 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 167 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 292 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 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
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: D+13 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.