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Salem is a small town of 1,620 people in Fulton County, Arkansas. It's about 74 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 136 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $676 a month.
1,620people
$106kTypical home
$676/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
245Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,620
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 672 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Memphis, TN
- 74 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$668/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (309 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (683 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to HRO airport
- 138 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 424 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+62 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk