Living in Gould, AR
Gould is a tiny town of 661 people in Lincoln County, Arkansas. It's about 68 miles from Little Rock, AR and 119 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $728 a month.
661people
$82kTypical home
$728/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 661
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 426 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Memphis, TN
- 68 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$520/mo)
- Median rent $728/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (865 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GLH airport
- 116 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 171 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+50 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.