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Searcy is a small city of 23,340 people in White County, Arkansas. It's about 50 miles from Little Rock, AR and 100 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $905 a month.
23,340people
$189kTypical home
$905/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,340
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,274 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Memphis, TN
- 50 mi to Little Rock, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,189/mo)
- Median rent $905/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (469 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,049 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to LIT airport
- 100 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 347 mi to the ocean
- 214 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 235 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- White County: R+61 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk