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Garner is a tiny town of 175 people in White County, Arkansas. It's about 44 miles from Little Rock, AR and 102 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $850 a month.
175people
$164kTypical home
$850/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 175
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 222 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Memphis, TN
- 44 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (462 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,363 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LIT airport
- 102 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 341 mi to the ocean
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- White County: R+61 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.