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Evening Shade is a tiny town of 534 people in Sharp County, Arkansas. It's about 56 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 114 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $625 a month.
534people
$129kTypical home
$625/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
245Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 534
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 321 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Memphis, TN
- 56 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$815/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (377 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (968 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to JBR airport
- 117 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 509 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 178 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sharp County: R+63 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.