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Reed is a tiny town of 156 people in Desha County, Arkansas. It's about 88 miles from Little Rock, AR and 129 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $720 a month.
156people
$91kTypical home
$720/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 156
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 768 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Memphis, TN
- 88 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$573/mo)
- Median rent $720/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,650 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to GLH airport
- 125 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 157 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 77 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Desha County: R+5 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.