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Kirby is a tiny town of 579 people in Pike County, Arkansas. It's about 38 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 181 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $686 a month.
579people
$164kTypical home
$686/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
242Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 579
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 40 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 38 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to HOT airport
- 184 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+73 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.