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Jacksonville is a small city of 29,221 people in Pulaski County, Arkansas. It's about 17 miles from Little Rock, AR and 123 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $930 a month.
29,221people
$163kTypical home
$930/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,221
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,019 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Memphis, TN
- 17 mi to Little Rock, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (980 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,250 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LIT airport
- 123 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 302 ft
- 330 mi to the ocean
- 227 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 265 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: D+22 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk