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Alexander is a small town of 3,587 people in Saline County, Arkansas. It's about 9 miles from Little Rock, AR and 145 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,587people
$174kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,587
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,589 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Memphis, TN
- 9 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,097/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (740 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,083 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 51% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LIT airport
- 143 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 341 ft
- 320 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 288 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 399 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saline County: R+40 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk