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Batavia is a tiny town of 307 people in Boone County, Arkansas. It's about 54 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 150 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $733 a month.
307people
$221kTypical home
$733/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
248Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 307
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 221 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 54 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,395/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (889 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 22% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HRO airport
- 149 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,604 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 239 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 203 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+65 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.