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Jonesboro is a mid-size city of 80,137 people in Craighead County, Arkansas. It's part of the Jonesboro, AR area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $956 a month.
80,137people
$223kTypical home
$956/moRent
91° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
248Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 80,137
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,000 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Memphis, TN
- In the Jonesboro, AR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,407/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (560 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,400 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to JBR airport
- 67 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 276 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Craighead County: R+37 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk