Living in Weiner, AR
Weiner is a tiny town of 680 people in Poinsett County, Arkansas. It's about 19 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 63 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $825 a month.
680people
$100kTypical home
$825/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
248Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 680
- Part of a metro area
- About 499 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Memphis, TN
- 19 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$632/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (648 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,198 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to JBR airport
- 66 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 253 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 202 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Poinsett County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk