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McGehee is a small town of 3,666 people in Desha County, Arkansas. It's about 86 miles from Monroe, LA and 131 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $784 a month.
3,666people
$99kTypical home
$784/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,666
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 547 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Memphis, TN
- 86 mi to Monroe, LA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$623/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (682 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,527 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GLH airport
- 127 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 154 ft
- 234 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 83 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Desha County: R+5 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk