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Fairfield Bay is a small town of 2,515 people in Van Buren County, Arkansas. It's about 61 miles from Little Rock, AR and 134 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $838 a month.
2,515people
$165kTypical home
$838/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
247Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,515
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 167 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Memphis, TN
- 61 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,039/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (472 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,188 per 100k)
People
- Median age 68
- 12% of households have kids
- 54% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to LIT airport
- 135 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 902 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 236 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 221 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Van Buren County: R+60 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk