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Junction City is a tiny town of 564 people in Union County, Arkansas. It's about 51 miles from Monroe, LA and 214 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $717 a month.
564people
$111kTypical home
$717/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 564
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 496 people per sq mi
- 214 mi to Memphis, TN
- 51 mi to Monroe, LA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (844 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ELD airport
- 210 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 190 ft
- 219 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+34 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.