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Viola is a tiny town of 384 people in Fulton County, Arkansas. It's about 83 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 144 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $733 a month.
384people
$107kTypical home
$733/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
245Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 384
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 244 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Memphis, TN
- 83 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$676/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 245 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 120 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (309 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (683 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to HRO airport
- 147 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 428 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+62 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate 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.