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Parkin is a tiny town of 694 people in Cross County, Arkansas. It's about 35 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 $44k and rent runs about $512 a month.
694people
$44kTypical home
$512/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
248Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 694
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 271 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to Memphis, TN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $44k (≈$274/mo)
- Median rent $512/mo
- Median household income $24k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (594 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,955 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MEM airport
- 36 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 200 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 226 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cross County: R+48 in 2024
- 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