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Hot Springs is a small city of 37,920 people in Garland County, Arkansas. It's part of the Hot Springs, AR area. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $914 a month.
37,920people
$166kTypical home
$914/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,920
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,010 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Memphis, TN
- In the Hot Springs, AR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (342 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to HOT airport
- 179 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garland County: R+36 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk