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Elm Springs is a small town of 3,069 people in Washington County, Arkansas. It's about 10 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 93 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,069people
$460kTypical home
$1,321/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
251Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 516 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 10 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,901/mo)
- Median rent $1,321/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (447 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,482 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to XNA airport
- 92 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,178 ft
- 430 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 194 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 405 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Washington County: R+7 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk