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Country around Alpena is a rural area of about 1,534 people in Carroll County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 144 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $825 a month.
1,534people
$152kTypical home
$825/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
248Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,534 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 49 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$957/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (776 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 27% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to HRO airport
- 143 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,539 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 235 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 201 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+32 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.