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Deer is a tiny town of 113 people in Newton County, Arkansas. It's about 56 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 151 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $617 a month.
113people
$169kTypical home
$617/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 113
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 40 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 56 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $617/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (478 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 78
- 33% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HRO airport
- 151 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,195 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 223 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 231 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.