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Lamar is a small town of 1,783 people in Johnson County, Arkansas. It's about 55 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 148 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $548 a month.
1,783people
$162kTypical home
$548/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,783
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 386 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 55 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,020/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (720 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to FSM airport
- 149 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 378 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 254 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+51 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