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Buckner is a tiny town of 284 people in Lafayette County, Arkansas. It's about 38 miles from Texarkana, TX and 197 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $755 a month.
284people
$81kTypical home
$755/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 284
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 241 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Dallas, TX
- 38 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$511/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (701 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TXK airport
- 201 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 234 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+38 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.