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Dierks is a tiny town of 728 people in Howard County, Arkansas. It's about 47 miles from Texarkana, TX and 175 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $479 a month.
728people
$100kTypical home
$479/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 728
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 379 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 47 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$632/mo)
- Median rent $479/mo
- Median household income $22k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,121 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to TXK airport
- 178 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 436 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: R+47 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk