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Pocahontas is a big small town of 7,538 people in Randolph County, Arkansas. It's about 35 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 98 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $768 a month.
7,538people
$120kTypical home
$768/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
242Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,538
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 980 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,643 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to JBR airport
- 101 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk