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Camden is a big small town of 10,307 people in Ouachita County, Arkansas. It's about 65 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 196 miles from Memphis, TN, 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 $107k and rent runs about $768 a month.
10,307people
$107kTypical home
$768/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,307
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 624 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Memphis, TN
- 65 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $768/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (724 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,707 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ELD airport
- 193 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ouachita County: R+19 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk