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Wheatley is a tiny town of 374 people in St. Francis County, Arkansas. It's about 66 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $808 a month.
374people
$131kTypical home
$808/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
250Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 374
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 122 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Memphis, TN
- 66 mi to Memphis, TN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$825/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 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
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1240 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,868 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to MEM airport
- 65 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 213 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Francis County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.