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Dover is a small town of 1,795 people in Pope County, Arkansas. It's about 62 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 164 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $816 a month.
1,795people
$112kTypical home
$816/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,795
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 635 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 62 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$708/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (374 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (964 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to HRO airport
- 165 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 436 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 214 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 256 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pope County: R+52 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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