Living in DeWitt, AR
DeWitt is a small town of 2,933 people in Arkansas County, Arkansas. It's about 66 miles from Little Rock, AR and 96 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $853 a month.
2,933people
$76kTypical home
$853/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
250Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,933
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 980 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Memphis, TN
- 66 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$477/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (525 per 100k)
- Low property crime (909 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to LIT airport
- 93 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 197 ft
- 277 mi to the ocean
- 210 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 296 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Arkansas County: R+44 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
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk