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Perry is a tiny town of 356 people in Perry County, Arkansas. It's about 33 miles from Little Rock, AR and 160 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $788 a month.
356people
$73kTypical home
$788/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 356
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 507 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Memphis, TN
- 33 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$462/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (970 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LIT airport
- 159 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 325 ft
- 354 mi to the ocean
- 222 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 269 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+57 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.