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Emerson is a tiny town of 239 people in Columbia County, Arkansas. It's about 56 miles from Shreveport, LA and 208 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $781 a month.
239people
$102kTypical home
$781/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 239
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 241 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Dallas, TX
- 56 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$642/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (622 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,521 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ELD airport
- 212 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 328 ft
- 218 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbia County: R+37 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