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Helena-West Helena is a big small town of 8,935 people in Phillips County, Arkansas. It's about 54 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $771 a month.
8,935people
$73kTypical home
$771/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,935
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 681 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Memphis, TN
- 54 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$462/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1594 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,872 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MEM airport
- 51 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 277 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: D+13 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk