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Bauxite is a tiny town of 846 people in Saline County, Arkansas. It's about 14 miles from Little Rock, AR and 149 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $900 a month.
846people
$188kTypical home
$900/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 846
- Part of a metro area
- About 247 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Memphis, TN
- 14 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,187/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LIT airport
- 147 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 436 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 294 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 379 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saline County: R+40 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk