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Portland is a tiny town of 444 people in Ashley County, Arkansas. It's about 60 miles from Monroe, LA and 156 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $625 a month.
444people
$76kTypical home
$625/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 444
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 415 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Memphis, TN
- 60 mi to Monroe, LA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$479/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (326 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,378 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GLH airport
- 153 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 138 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 166 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashley County: R+48 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low 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.