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Country around Chidester is a rural area of about 1,108 people in Ouachita County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 199 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $500 a month.
1,108people
$69kTypical home
$500/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,108 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Memphis, TN
- 56 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$432/mo)
- Median rent $500/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,789 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 13% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ELD airport
- 196 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 276 ft
- 260 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ouachita County: R+19 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk