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Lead Hill is a tiny town of 320 people in Boone County, Arkansas. It's about 58 miles from Springfield, MO and 168 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $889 a month.
320people
$114kTypical home
$889/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
244Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 320
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 554 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 58 mi to Springfield, MO
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$721/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (779 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HRO airport
- 167 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 444 mi to the ocean
- 259 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 192 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+65 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk