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Melbourne is a small town of 2,263 people in Izard County, Arkansas. It's about 69 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 126 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $601 a month.
2,263people
$173kTypical home
$601/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
245Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,263
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 326 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Memphis, TN
- 69 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,090/mo)
- Median rent $601/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (214 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to JBR airport
- 128 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Izard County: R+66 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk