Living in Blevins, AR
Blevins is a tiny town of 167 people in Hempstead County, Arkansas. It's about 41 miles from Texarkana, TX and 199 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $763 a month.
167people
$104kTypical home
$763/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 167
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 168 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Dallas, TX
- 41 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 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
- Above-average violent crime (672 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,676 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TXK airport
- 202 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 430 ft
- 269 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hempstead County: R+40 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.