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Damascus is a tiny town of 348 people in Van Buren County, Arkansas. It's about 44 miles from Little Rock, AR and 139 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $800 a month.
348people
$165kTypical home
$800/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 348
- Part of a metro area
- About 187 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Memphis, TN
- 44 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,040/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (659 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,077 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to LIT airport
- 139 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 712 ft
- 367 mi to the ocean
- 248 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 239 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Van Buren County: R+60 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate 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.