Living in Cabot, AR
Cabot is a small city of 26,960 people in Lonoke County, Arkansas. It's about 25 miles from Little Rock, AR and 117 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,960people
$207kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,960
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,299 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Memphis, TN
- 25 mi to Little Rock, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,307/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (370 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,547 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LIT airport
- 116 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 334 mi to the ocean
- 235 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 257 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 319 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lonoke County: R+54 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk