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Hector is a tiny town of 334 people in Pope County, Arkansas. It's about 62 miles from Little Rock, AR and 170 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $859 a month.
334people
$124kTypical home
$859/moRent
92° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 334
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 146 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 62 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (374 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (964 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to HRO airport
- 171 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 381 mi to the ocean
- 223 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 248 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pope County: R+52 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.