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Country around Kingston is a rural area of about 400 people in Madison County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 134 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $729 a month.
400people
$437kTypical home
$729/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
244Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 400 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 37 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,758/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (467 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (467 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 18% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HRO airport
- 133 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2021
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,097 ft
- 416 mi to the ocean
- 215 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 215 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+59 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low 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.