Living in Horatio, AR
Horatio is a small town of 1,196 people in Sevier County, Arkansas. It's about 37 miles from Texarkana, TX and 160 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $861 a month.
1,196people
$123kTypical home
$861/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,196
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 670 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Dallas, TX
- 37 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$774/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to TXK airport
- 163 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 374 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sevier County: R+62 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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