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Palestine is a tiny town of 800 people in St. Francis County, Arkansas. It's about 54 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $758 a month.
800people
$68kTypical home
$758/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
250Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 800
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 235 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Memphis, TN
- 54 mi to Memphis, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$428/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1240 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,868 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to MEM airport
- 53 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 210 ft
- 319 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 247 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Francis County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk