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Flippin is a small town of 1,334 people in Marion County, Arkansas. It's about 74 miles from Springfield, MO and 168 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $792 a month.
1,334people
$114kTypical home
$792/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
244Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,334
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 708 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Memphis, TN
- 74 mi to Springfield, MO
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $792/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (396 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,298 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to HRO airport
- 170 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 244 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 189 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+60 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk