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St. Francis is a tiny town of 177 people in Clay County, Arkansas. It's about 53 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 93 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $48k and rent runs about $575 a month.
177people
$48kTypical home
$575/moRent
91° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 177
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 499 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Memphis, TN
- 53 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $48k (≈$301/mo)
- Median rent $575/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (371 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% 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
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to JBR airport
- 98 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 299 ft
- 413 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+62 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk