Rector
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About Rector
City in Arkansas, United StatesRector is a city in southeastern Clay County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rector had a population of 1,862.
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Housing in Rector
The typical Rector home is worth about $142,000, up 6.4% in a year, 37% below the Arkansas typical home.
Work & commute in Rector
Full picture →Most working residents leave Rector for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Paragould (19%), Jonesboro (11%) and Piggott (8%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Health in Rector
Health Grade D
Healthier than 6% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Arkansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Rector
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Rector
Full climate →Rector has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Rector
All Rector schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Rector’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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