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Country around Dierks is a rural area of about 1,862 people in Howard County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Texarkana, TX and 174 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $494 a month.
1,862people
$105kTypical home
$494/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,862 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 48 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $494/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,121 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to TXK airport
- 177 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: R+47 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk