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Country around Des Arc is a rural area of about 2,421 people in Prairie County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 50 miles from Little Rock, AR and 89 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $528 a month.
2,421people
$75kTypical home
$528/moRent
92° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
250Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,421 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Memphis, TN
- 50 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$472/mo)
- Median rent $528/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (422 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,042 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to LIT airport
- 88 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 207 ft
- 326 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prairie County: R+66 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk