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Pollard is a tiny town of 143 people in Clay County, Arkansas. It's about 48 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 93 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $707 a month.
143people
$82kTypical home
$707/moRent
91° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 481 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Memphis, TN
- 48 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$515/mo)
- Median rent $707/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (371 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to JBR airport
- 97 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 348 ft
- 414 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+62 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
- 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.