Living in Maynard, AR
Maynard is a tiny town of 303 people in Randolph County, Arkansas. It's about 43 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 105 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $550 a month.
303people
$90kTypical home
$550/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
242Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 303
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 259 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Memphis, TN
- 43 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $550/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to JBR airport
- 108 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 419 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 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 32% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.