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Osceola is a big small town of 6,688 people in Mississippi County, Arkansas. It's about 40 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 40 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $846 a month.
6,688people
$100kTypical home
$846/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,688
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 584 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Memphis, TN
- 40 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$630/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (524 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,569 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to JBR airport
- 45 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 360 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 200 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mississippi County: R+32 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk