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Alma is a big small town of 5,906 people in Crawford County, Arkansas. It's about 13 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 104 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,906people
$234kTypical home
$1,012/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
252Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,906
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,031 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 13 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,473/mo)
- Median rent $1,012/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (343 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,178 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 50% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to FSM airport
- 106 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 381 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+58 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk