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Tumbling Shoals is a tiny town of 689 people in Cleburne County, Arkansas. It's about 61 miles from Little Rock, AR and 117 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $828 a month.
689people
$120kTypical home
$828/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 689
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 68 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Memphis, TN
- 61 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$758/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (967 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 12% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to LIT airport
- 118 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 371 mi to the ocean
- 220 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 219 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cleburne County: R+68 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.