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Arkansas City is a tiny town of 456 people in Desha County, Arkansas. It's about 91 miles from Monroe, LA and 125 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $625 a month.
456people
$105kTypical home
$625/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 456
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 927 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Memphis, TN
- 91 mi to Monroe, LA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$660/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (649 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,650 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to GLH airport
- 121 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 84 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Desha County: R+5 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk