Living in Hamburg, AR
Hamburg is a small town of 2,886 people in Ashley County, Arkansas. It's about 51 miles from Monroe, LA and 167 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $643 a month.
2,886people
$77kTypical home
$643/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,886
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 840 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Memphis, TN
- 51 mi to Monroe, LA
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$486/mo)
- Median rent $643/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (863 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 12% 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
- 50 mi to GLH airport
- 163 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 187 ft
- 217 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashley County: R+48 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk