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Rison is a small town of 1,019 people in Cleveland County, Arkansas. It's about 54 miles from Little Rock, AR and 149 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $505 a month.
1,019people
$116kTypical home
$505/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,019
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 311 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Memphis, TN
- 54 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$728/mo)
- Median rent $505/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to LIT airport
- 147 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 246 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cleveland County: R+68 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk