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O'Kean is a tiny town of 196 people in Randolph County, Arkansas. It's about 26 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 88 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $674 a month.
196people
$76kTypical home
$674/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
242Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 196
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Memphis, TN
- 26 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$479/mo)
- Median rent $674/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to JBR airport
- 91 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 164 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
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.