Living in Hampton, AR
Hampton is a small town of 1,037 people in Calhoun County, Arkansas. It's about 74 miles from Monroe, LA and 179 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $800 a month.
1,037people
$91kTypical home
$800/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,037
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 316 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Memphis, TN
- 74 mi to Monroe, LA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$576/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 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 (262 per 100k)
- Low property crime (965 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ELD airport
- 176 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 197 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calhoun County: R+62 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk