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Heber Springs is a big small town of 7,161 people in Cleburne County, Arkansas. It's about 57 miles from Little Rock, AR and 119 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $847 a month.
7,161people
$176kTypical home
$847/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,161
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 787 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Memphis, TN
- 57 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,112/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (791 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to LIT airport
- 120 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 368 mi to the ocean
- 224 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 223 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cleburne County: R+68 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk