Living in Grady, AR
Grady is a tiny town of 168 people in Lincoln County, Arkansas. It's about 59 miles from Little Rock, AR and 122 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $50k and rent runs about $771 a month.
168people
$50kTypical home
$771/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 168
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 57 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Memphis, TN
- 59 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $50k (≈$315/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (865 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to LIT airport
- 119 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 197 ft
- 269 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+50 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
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.