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Fordyce is a small town of 3,268 people in Dallas County, Arkansas. It's about 59 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 166 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $639 a month.
3,268people
$93kTypical home
$639/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,268
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 486 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Memphis, TN
- 59 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$584/mo)
- Median rent $639/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (937 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,826 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to ELD airport
- 163 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 270 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: R+29 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