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West Memphis is a small city of 23,929 people in Crittenden County, Arkansas. It's about 13 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $870 a month.
23,929people
$120kTypical home
$870/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
248Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,929
- Part of a metro area
- About 802 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Memphis, TN
- 13 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1750 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,415 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MEM airport
- 15 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 213 ft
- 329 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 235 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 652 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crittenden County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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