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Montrose is a tiny town of 170 people in Ashley County, Arkansas. It's about 64 miles from Monroe, LA and 153 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $703 a month.
170people
$74kTypical home
$703/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 170
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 449 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Memphis, TN
- 64 mi to Monroe, LA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$469/mo)
- Median rent $703/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (326 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,378 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to GLH airport
- 149 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashley County: R+48 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.