Living in Danville, AR
Danville is a small town of 2,289 people in Yell County, Arkansas. It's about 43 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 159 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $635 a month.
2,289people
$123kTypical home
$635/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,289
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 535 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 43 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$774/mo)
- Median rent $635/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (481 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (273 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to HOT airport
- 161 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 361 ft
- 351 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yell County: R+61 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk