West Memphis
What’s happening
Upcoming events
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Local news
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Outdoors in West Memphis
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How West Memphis ranks
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Housing in West Memphis
The typical West Memphis home is worth about $133,000, up 6.6% in a year, 41% below the Arkansas typical home.
A balanced market
Safety in West Memphis
Safety Grade D-
West Memphis reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 100% report less.
Work & commute in West Memphis
Full picture →About one in 3 of West Memphis’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Memphis (28%), Marion (10%) and Jonesboro (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Health in West Memphis
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 1% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Arkansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in West Memphis
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.
Climate in West Memphis
Full climate →West Memphis has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in West Memphis
All West Memphis schools →School Grade C-
The public schools West Memphis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 79% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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