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Paragould is a small city of 30,215 people in Greene County, Arkansas. It's about 19 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 72 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $925 a month.
30,215people
$182kTypical home
$925/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,215
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 951 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Memphis, TN
- 19 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,145/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,712 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to JBR airport
- 76 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 354 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+61 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk