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Marshall is a small town of 1,196 people in Searcy County, Arkansas. It's about 83 miles from Little Rock, AR and 160 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $500 a month.
1,196people
$100kTypical home
$500/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
247Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,196
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 293 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Memphis, TN
- 83 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$629/mo)
- Median rent $500/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (547 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to HRO airport
- 162 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 253 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 212 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Searcy County: R+72 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk