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Mitchellville is a tiny town of 320 people in Desha County, Arkansas. It's about 75 miles from Little Rock, AR and 120 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $737 a month.
320people
$73kTypical home
$737/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 320
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,667 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Memphis, TN
- 75 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$462/mo)
- Median rent $737/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,650 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GLH airport
- 117 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 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
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.