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Holiday Island is a small town of 2,480 people in Carroll County, Arkansas. It's about 37 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 123 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $932 a month.
2,480people
$227kTypical home
$932/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
248Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,480
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 342 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 37 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,432/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (776 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 13% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BKG airport
- 121 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 449 mi to the ocean
- 228 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+32 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk