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Higden is a tiny town of 182 people in Cleburne County, Arkansas. It's about 59 miles from Little Rock, AR and 130 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 $219k and rent runs about $859 a month.
182people
$219kTypical home
$859/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 375 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Memphis, TN
- 59 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,383/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°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
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (967 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to LIT airport
- 131 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 233 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 222 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.