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Sheridan is a big small town of 5,165 people in Grant County, Arkansas. It's about 28 miles from Little Rock, AR and 151 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $780 a month.
5,165people
$188kTypical home
$780/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,165
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 418 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Memphis, TN
- 28 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,184/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (843 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LIT airport
- 149 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 325 ft
- 301 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+69 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
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk