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Summit is a tiny town of 706 people in Marion County, Arkansas. It's about 73 miles from Springfield, MO and 172 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $727 a month.
706people
$127kTypical home
$727/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
244Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 706
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 585 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Memphis, TN
- 73 mi to Springfield, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$798/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,254 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to HRO airport
- 174 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 250 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 193 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+60 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.