Grady’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $771 a month, against $878 a month in Arkansas’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Among households locally, 68% are owner-occupiers.

$72KZillow home value

	Grady	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$771 a month	$878 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	68%	60%	73%

Typical home value

Grady$72K

Arkansas$224K

+1.4%

value change, 1 year

Full pageGrady’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsUp 1.4% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 1.6 years of income Rents$771 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazards

High risk in Grady, with inland flooding at the top

Federal aid has come to Grady households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2011. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 36% come from inland flooding and 18% from drought.

73risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtEarthquakes

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageGrady’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Grady Get ready1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Grady

Grady’s July high stands at 91°F.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–54°

Spring53–73°

Summer71–90°

Fall53–75°

Nov 13

typical first frost

Mar 13

typical last frost

+0.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageGrady’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 34°Rain & snow2″ of snow a winter · 53 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Grady’s adults say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Arkansas or U.S. town

The share of adults in Grady who get no exercise outside work: 51%. Only one of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Grady. Two figures for adults here: 26% smoke cigarettes, 52% have obesity. CDC measures, 32 in all: Grady beats Arkansas on 3 and trails on 22.

	Grady	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	42%	25%	19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	26%	17%	14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	52%	39%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	25%	13%	12%

32 measures vs. Arkansas

3 better7 too close to call22 worse

What stands out	Grady	AR
Fewer binge drinkers	9.5%	14.6%
Fewer adults who have had cancer	6.5%	8.2%
More adults facing a utility shut-off	25%	10.4%

Delta Memorial Hospital

18.4 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental

Full pageGrady’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby18.4 miles to an ER · Delta Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than AR on 3 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Grady

16pages on Grady

The big questions

HealthBetter than AR on 3 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$72K typical home · up 1.4% in a year Work & commute$46K median household income Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 73% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions13 nearby · Arkansas Post National Memorial 20 mi LibraryStar City Public Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1885 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 40 residents Climate91° summer highs · 2″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 71644 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Grady; the nearest are

Southeast Arkansas CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pine Bluff21.1 mi$5,200 in-state tuition University of Arkansas at Pine BluffUniversity or college · Public · Pine Bluff21.8 mi$9,412 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Grady residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Grady

City in Arkansas, United States

Grady is a city in Lincoln County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 305 at the 2020 census, down from 449 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 1.9 sq mi
Elevation: 184 ft
ZIP code: 71644
Area code: 870

Questions about Grady

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Grady, AR a good place to live?

Grady has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Post to Grady

Check your email

GradyAR

Is Grady a good place to live?

283 people, and everyone knows the way

141 years in pictures

Moving to Grady: who provides what

The data

Grady’s typical home value is about $72K