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West Crossett is a small town of 1,413 people in Ashley County, Arkansas. It's about 44 miles from Monroe, LA and 179 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $884 a month.
1,413people
$95kTypical home
$884/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,413
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 119 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Memphis, TN
- 44 mi to Monroe, LA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$596/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (326 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,378 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MLU airport
- 175 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 135 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashley County: R+48 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- 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.