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Country around Amity is a rural area of about 3,427 people in Pike County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 192 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $810 a month.
3,427people
$109kTypical home
$810/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,427 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 26 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$687/mo)
- Median rent $810/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to HOT airport
- 194 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 571 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+73 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk