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Country around Chester is a rural area of about 1,147 people in Crawford County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 96 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $776 a month.
1,147people
$180kTypical home
$776/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
252Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,147 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 24 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,135/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,300 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 34% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FSM airport
- 96 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,352 ft
- 395 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 229 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+58 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.