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Gillett is a tiny town of 378 people in Arkansas County, Arkansas. It's about 70 miles from Little Rock, AR and 105 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $843 a month.
378people
$88kTypical home
$843/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 378
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 380 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Memphis, TN
- 70 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$557/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (541 per 100k)
- Low property crime (976 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GLH airport
- 102 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 200 ft
- 267 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Arkansas County: R+44 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low 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.