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Altheimer is a tiny town of 517 people in Jefferson County, Arkansas. It's about 40 miles from Little Rock, AR and 120 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $736 a month.
517people
$72kTypical home
$736/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
250Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 517
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 252 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Memphis, TN
- 40 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$452/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1037 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,577 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to LIT airport
- 117 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 203 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 298 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+20 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk