Living in Gassville, AR
Gassville is a small town of 1,850 people in Baxter County, Arkansas. It's about 77 miles from Springfield, MO and 163 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $739 a month.
1,850people
$143kTypical home
$739/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
244Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,850
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 539 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Memphis, TN
- 77 mi to Springfield, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$900/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,622 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to HRO airport
- 165 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 738 ft
- 428 mi to the ocean
- 238 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Baxter County: R+57 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk