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Garfield is a tiny town of 508 people in Benton County, Arkansas. It's about 29 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 110 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $888 a month.
508people
$225kTypical home
$888/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
248Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 508
- Part of a metro area
- About 164 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 29 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to XNA airport
- 108 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,437 ft
- 447 mi to the ocean
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 178 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 362 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+27 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk