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Madison is a tiny town of 476 people in St. Francis County, Arkansas. It's about 44 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $752 a month.
476people
$120kTypical home
$752/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
248Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 476
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Memphis, TN
- 44 mi to Memphis, TN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1240 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,868 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MEM airport
- 43 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 312 ft
- 321 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Francis County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.