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Payneway is a tiny town of 133 people in Poinsett County, Arkansas. It's about 21 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 43 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $656 a month.
133people
$103kTypical home
$656/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
248Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- Part of a metro area
- About 25 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Memphis, TN
- 21 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$650/mo)
- Median rent $656/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (648 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,198 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to JBR airport
- 46 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 210 ft
- 357 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 207 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Poinsett County: R+64 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
- 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.