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A city of 13,623 people in Arkansas
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Map of Marion: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land0.7%97 of 12,957 acres
Trails3.5 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves57 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Marion

City in Arkansas, United States
13,752Population
20.5 sq miArea
226 ftElevation

Marion is a city in and the county seat of Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marion had a population of 13,752. The city is part of the Memphis metropolitan area. It is the second largest city in Crittenden County, behind West Memphis.

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ZIP code72364
Area code870
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Housing in Marion

$240K▲ 3.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Marion home is worth about $240,000, up 3.2% in a year, 5% above the Arkansas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market27
Sale-to-list98.3%
Sold in May16
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Safety in Marion

D

Safety Grade D

Marion reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Marion 5.6
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Marion 15.7
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools Marion’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictMARION SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools5

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.

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