Living in Lake Village, AR
Lake Village is a small town of 2,144 people in Chicot County, Arkansas. It's about 72 miles from Monroe, LA and 144 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $855 a month.
2,144people
$133kTypical home
$855/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,144
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 897 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Memphis, TN
- 72 mi to Monroe, LA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$839/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (625 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to GLH airport
- 140 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 138 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chicot County: D+4 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk