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Atkins is a small town of 2,877 people in Pope County, Arkansas. It's about 49 miles from Little Rock, AR and 169 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $889 a month.
2,877people
$124kTypical home
$889/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,877
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 469 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Memphis, TN
- 49 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$784/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 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 (358 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,071 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to HOT airport
- 169 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 367 ft
- 366 mi to the ocean
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 261 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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