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Lepanto is a small town of 2,025 people in Poinsett County, Arkansas. It's about 24 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 40 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $617 a month.
2,025people
$76kTypical home
$617/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
248Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,025
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,295 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$481/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (414 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,243 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to JBR airport
- 44 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 217 ft
- 361 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 203 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Poinsett County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.