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Living in Greenwood, AR

Greenwood is a big small town of 9,616 people in Sebastian County, Arkansas. It's about 12 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 113 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $836 a month.

9,616people
$183kTypical home
$836/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
252Sunny days
99Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 9,616
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 840 people per sq mi
  • 113 mi to Tulsa, OK
  • 12 mi to Fort Smith, AR
  • 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $183k (≈$1,153/mo)
  • Median rent $836/mo
  • Median household income $67k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 93°F
  • Winter highs around 51°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
  • 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
  • 113 cloudy days a year
  • 35 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 99 days a year with rain or snow
  • 3" of snow a year
  • 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 10 days a year over 100°F
  • 1 night a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (250 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (594 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 39
  • 33% of households have kids
  • 20% are 65 or older
  • 28% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 11 mi to FSM airport
  • 115 mi to TUL (major hub)
  • 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 83% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1995
  • 92% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 538 ft
  • 362 mi to the ocean
  • 151 mi to a big lake
  • 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 262 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 10 mi to the nearest campground
  • 7 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 11 bars within 25 mi
  • 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 10 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 53 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 4% of Arkansas districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • 8 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 14 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Sebastian County: R+38 in 2024
  • Arkansas: R+31 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • High wildfire risk
  • Low earthquake risk
  • High flood risk
  • Low drought risk
  • Low winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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