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Star City is a small town of 2,405 people in Lincoln County, Arkansas. It's about 62 miles from Little Rock, AR and 134 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $737 a month.
2,405people
$122kTypical home
$737/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
249Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,405
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 501 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Memphis, TN
- 62 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$771/mo)
- Median rent $737/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (508 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,392 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 45% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to GLH airport
- 131 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 263 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+50 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