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Walcott is a tiny town of 315 people in Greene County, Arkansas. It's about 16 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 76 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $904 a month.
315people
$75kTypical home
$904/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 315
- Part of a metro area
- About 253 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Memphis, TN
- 16 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$475/mo)
- Median rent $904/mo
- Median household income $171k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 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
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (220 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,121 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 50% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to JBR airport
- 79 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 312 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+61 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.