Living in Booneville, AR
Booneville is a small town of 3,798 people in Logan County, Arkansas. It's about 29 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 131 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $774 a month.
3,798people
$112kTypical home
$774/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,798
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 963 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 29 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$708/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (589 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,900 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to FSM airport
- 132 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 518 ft
- 356 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 269 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+62 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk