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Country around Big Flat is a rural area of about 444 people in Baxter County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 89 miles from Little Rock, AR and 150 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $846 a month.
444people
$126kTypical home
$846/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 444 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Memphis, TN
- 89 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$796/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,408 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to HRO airport
- 151 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 935 ft
- 409 mi to the ocean
- 237 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baxter County: R+57 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.