Living in Wynne, AR
Wynne is a big small town of 8,120 people in Cross County, Arkansas. It's about 41 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 47 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $760 a month.
8,120people
$141kTypical home
$760/moRent
92° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
248Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,120
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 903 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Memphis, TN
- 41 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$890/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (799 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,436 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 43% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to JBR airport
- 48 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 249 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 228 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cross County: R+48 in 2024
- 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