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Friendship is a tiny town of 168 people in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. It's about 19 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 183 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $694 a month.
168people
$164kTypical home
$694/moRent
93° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 168
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 236 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Memphis, TN
- 19 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (325 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (946 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HOT airport
- 181 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 165 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hot Spring County: R+52 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.