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Living in Perryville, AR

Perryville is a small town of 1,390 people in Perry County, Arkansas. It's about 32 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 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $631 a month.

1,390people
$134kTypical home
$631/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
100Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,390
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 326 people per sq mi
  • 160 mi to Memphis, TN
  • 32 mi to Little Rock, AR
  • 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $134k (≈$842/mo)
  • Median rent $631/mo
  • Median household income $57k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 2.0% 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
  • 2" of snow a year
  • Snow days are rare
  • 6 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 42
  • 28% of households have kids
  • 22% are 65 or older
  • 12% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 1% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 38 mi to LIT airport
  • 160 mi to MEM (major hub)
  • 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 68% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1982
  • 84% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 354 ft
  • 352 mi to the ocean
  • 220 mi to a big lake
  • 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 271 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 12 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 6 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 18 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 49% of Arkansas districts (reading)
  • 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 12 mi to the nearest vet
  • 21 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 8 congregations per 10k people
  • 20 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

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