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Gibson is a small town of 4,167 people in Pulaski County, Arkansas. It's about 14 miles from Little Rock, AR and 129 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,167people
$158kTypical home
$1,197/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,167
- Part of a metro area
- About 876 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Memphis, TN
- 14 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$995/mo)
- Median rent $1,197/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1156 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LIT airport
- 129 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 333 mi to the ocean
- 225 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 266 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 472 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: D+22 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk