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Newport is a big small town of 8,024 people in Jackson County, Arkansas. It's about 34 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 80 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $597 a month.
8,024people
$163kTypical home
$597/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,024
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 592 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Memphis, TN
- 34 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,025/mo)
- Median rent $597/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (611 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (873 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to JBR airport
- 81 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 366 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 204 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+49 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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