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Horseshoe Bend is a small town of 2,555 people in Izard County, Arkansas. It's about 65 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 125 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $748 a month.
2,555people
$129kTypical home
$748/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
245Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,555
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Memphis, TN
- 65 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$810/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (214 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to JBR airport
- 128 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 171 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Izard County: R+66 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk