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Gosnell is a small town of 2,778 people in Mississippi County, Arkansas. It's about 41 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 59 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $891 a month.
2,778people
$99kTypical home
$891/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
246Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,778
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,720 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Memphis, TN
- 41 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$622/mo)
- Median rent $891/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (398 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,021 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to JBR airport
- 64 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 243 ft
- 378 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 182 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mississippi County: R+32 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk