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Manila is a small town of 3,691 people in Mississippi County, Arkansas. It's about 29 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 55 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $771 a month.
3,691people
$172kTypical home
$771/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
248Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,691
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 927 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Memphis, TN
- 29 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (583 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,155 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to JBR airport
- 59 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 240 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mississippi County: R+32 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
- 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.