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Fort Smith is a mid-size city of 89,805 people in Sebastian County, Arkansas. It's part of the Fort Smith, AR area. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $884 a month.
89,805people
$178kTypical home
$884/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
252Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 89,805
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,399 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Tulsa, OK
- In the Fort Smith, AR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,123/mo)
- Median rent $884/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (783 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,251 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to FSM airport
- 103 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 372 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 253 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 162 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sebastian County: R+38 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk