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Walnut Ridge is a big small town of 5,434 people in Lawrence County, Arkansas. It's about 24 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 87 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $739 a month.
5,434people
$118kTypical home
$739/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,434
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 326 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$743/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 88 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
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (437 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (714 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to JBR airport
- 90 mi to MEM (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 266 ft
- 396 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk