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Ravenden is a tiny town of 390 people in Lawrence County, Arkansas. It's about 43 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 106 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $775 a month.
390people
$95kTypical home
$775/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
245Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 390
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 185 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Memphis, TN
- 43 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$599/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (858 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to JBR airport
- 110 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 409 mi to the ocean
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 162 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence 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
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk