Living in Country around Rosston, AR
Country around Rosston is a rural area of about 1,495 people in Nevada County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Texarkana, TX and 210 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $856 a month.
1,495people
$64kTypical home
$856/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,495 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Dallas, TX
- 48 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$403/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (968 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ELD airport
- 213 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nevada County: R+40 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low 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.