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Country around Natural Dam is a rural area of about 334 people in Crawford County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 89 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $851 a month.
334people
$217kTypical home
$851/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
252Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 334 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 24 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,368/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,300 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 38% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FSM airport
- 90 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,276 ft
- 396 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 228 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+58 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.