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Hope is a big small town of 8,671 people in Hempstead County, Arkansas. It's about 32 miles from Texarkana, TX and 193 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $823 a month.
8,671people
$92kTypical home
$823/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,671
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 812 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Dallas, TX
- 32 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$580/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (864 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,419 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TXK airport
- 197 mi to DAL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 367 ft
- 255 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hempstead County: R+40 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk