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Arkadelphia is a big small town of 10,099 people in Clark County, Arkansas. It's about 25 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 189 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $814 a month.
10,099people
$179kTypical home
$814/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,099
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,306 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Memphis, TN
- 25 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,131/mo)
- Median rent $814/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,439 per 100k)
People
- Median age 23
- 23% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 35% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to HOT airport
- 187 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 295 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Clark County: R+21 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk