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Southside is a small town of 4,246 people in Independence County, Arkansas. It's about 54 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 103 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $843 a month.
4,246people
$151kTypical home
$843/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,246
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 431 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Memphis, TN
- 54 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$954/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,009 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to JBR airport
- 104 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 377 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 202 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Independence County: R+60 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