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Green Forest is a small town of 3,112 people in Carroll County, Arkansas. It's about 45 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 138 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°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 $707 a month.
3,112people
$143kTypical home
$707/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
248Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,112
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,262 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 45 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$903/mo)
- Median rent $707/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (696 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to HRO airport
- 137 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,345 ft
- 439 mi to the ocean
- 234 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 194 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+32 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