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El Dorado is a small city of 17,115 people in Union County, Arkansas. It's about 59 miles from Monroe, LA and 202 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $880 a month.
17,115people
$124kTypical home
$880/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,115
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,056 people per sq mi
- 202 mi to Memphis, TN
- 59 mi to Monroe, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1445 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,773 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ELD airport
- 199 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 269 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+34 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk