Living in Guy, AR
Guy is a tiny town of 720 people in Faulkner County, Arkansas. It's about 42 miles from Little Rock, AR and 135 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $925 a month.
720people
$247kTypical home
$925/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 720
- Part of a metro area
- About 101 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Memphis, TN
- 42 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,555/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (287 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,284 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to LIT airport
- 135 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 699 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 244 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 240 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Faulkner County: R+32 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk