Living in Tuckerman, AR
Tuckerman is a small town of 1,442 people in Jackson County, Arkansas. It's about 30 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 81 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $759 a month.
1,442people
$103kTypical home
$759/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,442
- Part of a metro area
- About 539 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Memphis, TN
- 30 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$646/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (341 per 100k)
- Low property crime (952 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to JBR airport
- 84 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 240 ft
- 373 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 196 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+49 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