Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Trumann grades D− overall, 98th among Arkansas's 123 graded towns, mostly because of health and safety. Residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It reports more crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns, including 64 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. What it does well: a typical home costs about $134K, 2.4 years of the Jonesboro metro’s $57K median household income. Trumann’s level of violent crime is 8.6 per 1,000 residents, against 3.6 in Arkansas’ towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Only 14 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score lower on hazard risk. Trumann's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns.
Where Trumann beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Trumann’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Trumann is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,598 in 1920, 7,399 in 2020. The archive holds 25 old photos and papers going back to 1927 and 3 maps from 1940 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Trumann, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Trumann.
Trumann is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has seen reported crime fall by about half.
Against the 2,074 U.S. towns with household incomes like Trumann’s, it is less healthy than 82%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
36% of adults feel lonely in Trumann. Among 123 Arkansas towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Trumann. In Trumann, 22% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 19% report frequent physical distress.
| Trumann | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 19% |
| What stands out | Trumann | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 31.2% | 18.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.2% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 22.3% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Trumann High School, with 515 students. Public schools: the Trumann School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trumann Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 477 | C |
| Trumann High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 515 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 366 to 196 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Trumann’s rate of thefts and burglaries is 17.8 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
46% of Trumann’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by tornadoes at 18%. On expected storm and flood damage, Trumann sits above 86% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 2.4 years of the Jonesboro metro’s $57K median household income, the typical home (about $134K) costs less against local pay than in 82% of Arkansas towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
In Trumann, 52% of households own their home. Homes here are typically worth about $134,000, up 2.9% in a year, 40% below the Arkansas typical home.
| Trumann | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $586 a month | $880 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trumann had 1,382 jobs in 2023, up 100 from 2013. Most working residents leave Trumann for work: only 15% work in town. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 25%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.
| Trumann | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest park or preserve is Trumann Recreational Complex, at 32 acres. Trails total 1.3 miles in 6 parks and preserves. For Trumann, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Trumann | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trumann Recreational Complex | 0.4 mi | 32 |
| 2. Cedar Park | 0.3 mi | 16 |
| 3. Horace F. Flemming Fields | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Trumann
About 3 of every 100 Trumann residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
City in Arkansas, United States
Trumann is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,399 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Jonesboro metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Trumann grades D− overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #98 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades D− for health, D− for safety and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Benjamin Harrison and Joe Hollimon.
