Moro’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $705 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 3.1% of its value. 65% of households live in a home they own locally, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 60% and U.S. towns at 73%.

$118KZillow home value

	Moro	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$705 a month	$878 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	65%	60%	73%

Typical home value

Moro$118K

Arkansas$224K

−3.1%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsDown 3.1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 2.8 years of income Rents$705 a month · Median rent

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

Work & commute

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Moro’s workers commute out

In Moro, 1.3% of working residents work locally. The town’s mean commuting time is 30 minutes, above both the Arkansas town median (21 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Forrest City (10%), Marianna (8%) and West Memphis (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 43 miles away.

1%work in town

	Moro	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	30 minutes	21 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	1.3%	22%	8%
Below the poverty line	16%	18%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Moro1%

Forrest City10%

Marianna8%

West Memphis4%

Bartlett4%

43 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Moro

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here24 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Moro Commute times30 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 43 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Moro is earthquakes, at a high overall level

FEMA puts 46% of Moro’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 24% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Moro households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2015.

78risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Moro Get readyReady for earthquakes

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

Climate

Moro: mild winters and hot summers

The range runs from 33° on a January night to 91° on a July afternoon, with about 1 inches of snow a winter.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–52°

Spring52–72°

Summer70–90°

Fall52–74°

Nov 11

typical first frost

Mar 18

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 33°Rain & snow1″ of snow a winter · 52 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Moro is

The share of adults in Moro who worry about having enough food: 16%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Moro is ahead of Arkansas on 2 and behind on 6. Two figures for adults locally: 18% report frequent physical distress, 35% get no exercise outside work.

	Moro	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	45%	41%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	18%	16%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	35%	34%	25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	27%	25%	19%

32 measures vs. Arkansas

2 better24 too close to call6 worse

What stands out	Moro	AR
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	8.1%	10.4%
More adults treating high blood pressure	80%	76.9%
More adults who have had cancer	10.6%	8.2%

Forrest City Medical Center

20.6 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby20.6 miles to an ER · Forrest City Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than AR on 2 of 32

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

Outdoors

0% of Moro is conserved land

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 615 acres

0.0 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Moro City Park	—	8

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Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk8 acres · Moro City Park Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Moro?”

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Everything we know about Moro

17pages on Moro

The big questions

HealthBetter than AR on 2 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$118K typical home · down 3.1% in a year Work & commute$41K median household income · 24 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities · earthquakes

Out and about

Outdoors0 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions20 nearby · Delta Cultural Center 30 mi LibraryLee County Public Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1855 Town Hall & politicsClimate91° summer highs · 1″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 72368 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Moro; the nearest are

East Arkansas Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Forrest City21.3 mi$3,300 in-state tuition The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterUniversity or college · Public · Memphis, TN59.1 mi

About 0 of every 100 Moro residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Moro for work

Where Moro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24jobs based in Moro

1%of working residents work in town

43 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Moro

Town in Arkansas, United States

Moro is a town in Lee County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Moro had a population of 177.

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

Area: 0.9 sq mi
Elevation: 200 ft
ZIP code: 72368

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The data

The typical home in Moro is valued at about $118K