Living in Country around Lake Village, AR
Country around Lake Village is a rural area of about 4,813 people in Chicot County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Monroe, LA and 142 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $900 a month.
4,813people
$153kTypical home
$900/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,813 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Memphis, TN
- 75 mi to Monroe, LA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$967/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (625 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to GLH airport
- 138 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 215 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chicot County: D+4 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk