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Cave Springs is a big small town of 6,008 people in Benton County, Arkansas. It's about 14 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 94 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,008people
$460kTypical home
$2,222/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
10"Snow
251Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,008
- Part of a metro area
- About 776 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 14 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,903/mo)
- Median rent $2,222/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (321 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 61% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to XNA airport
- 93 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,240 ft
- 435 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 190 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 408 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+27 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk