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Rector is a small town of 1,750 people in Clay County, Arkansas. It's about 38 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 82 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 $91k and rent runs about $667 a month.
1,750people
$91kTypical home
$667/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
242Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,750
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,284 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Memphis, TN
- 38 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$576/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 103 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
- 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 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to JBR airport
- 86 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 299 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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