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Clinton is a small town of 2,509 people in Van Buren County, Arkansas. It's about 59 miles from Little Rock, AR and 144 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $712 a month.
2,509people
$127kTypical home
$712/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,509
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Memphis, TN
- 59 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$800/mo)
- Median rent $712/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (438 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,482 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to LIT airport
- 145 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 381 mi to the ocean
- 246 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 227 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Van Buren County: R+60 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk