Living in Denning, AR
Denning is a tiny town of 245 people in Franklin County, Arkansas. It's about 35 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 130 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $742 a month.
245people
$75kTypical home
$742/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 245
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 227 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 35 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$473/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (397 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (864 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to FSM airport
- 131 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 427 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+62 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk