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Country around Deer is a rural area of about 737 people in Newton County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 148 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $617 a month.
737people
$119kTypical home
$617/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 737 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 52 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$751/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (478 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 27% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HRO airport
- 148 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,896 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 220 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 229 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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.