Living in Marmaduke, AR
Marmaduke is a small town of 1,240 people in Greene County, Arkansas. It's about 30 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 78 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $748 a month.
1,240people
$112kTypical home
$748/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,240
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 887 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Memphis, TN
- 30 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$708/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 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
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,520 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to JBR airport
- 82 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 295 ft
- 400 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+61 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk