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Appleton is a tiny town of 292 people in Pope County, Arkansas. It's about 56 miles from Little Rock, AR and 165 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $859 a month.
292people
$144kTypical home
$859/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 292
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 57 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Memphis, TN
- 56 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$908/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (374 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (964 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to LIT airport
- 166 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 594 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 227 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 248 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pope County: R+52 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.