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Jasper is a tiny town of 453 people in Newton County, Arkansas. It's about 55 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 152 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $723 a month.
453people
$184kTypical home
$723/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
9"Snow
248Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 453
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 475 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 55 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,160/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (478 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 22% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HRO airport
- 151 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 919 ft
- 418 mi to the ocean
- 231 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 219 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newton County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk