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Benton is a small city of 36,595 people in Saline County, Arkansas. It's about 16 miles from Little Rock, AR and 152 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
36,595people
$213kTypical home
$1,072/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,595
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,583 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Memphis, TN
- 16 mi to Little Rock, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,341/mo)
- Median rent $1,072/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (437 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,840 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to LIT airport
- 151 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 320 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 293 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 428 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 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)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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