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Barling is a big small town of 5,007 people in Sebastian County, Arkansas. It's about 6 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 107 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,007people
$140kTypical home
$1,128/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
252Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,007
- Part of a metro area
- About 488 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 6 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$883/mo)
- Median rent $1,128/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (396 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,604 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to FSM airport
- 108 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 254 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sebastian County: R+38 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk