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Lake Hamilton is a small town of 2,127 people in Garland County, Arkansas. It's about 4 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 183 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $406k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,127people
$406kTypical home
$1,129/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,127
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,027 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Memphis, TN
- 4 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $406k (≈$2,560/mo)
- Median rent $1,129/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (519 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,119 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HOT airport
- 181 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 310 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 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
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.