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Ashdown is a small town of 4,164 people in Little River County, Arkansas. It's about 16 miles from Texarkana, TX and 164 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $683 a month.
4,164people
$140kTypical home
$683/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,164
- Part of a metro area
- About 583 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Dallas, TX
- 16 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$882/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,978 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TXK airport
- 167 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 345 ft
- 255 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Little River County: R+54 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