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Leola is a tiny town of 414 people in Grant County, Arkansas. It's about 34 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 163 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $725 a month.
414people
$107kTypical home
$725/moRent
93° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 414
- Part of a metro area
- About 485 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Memphis, TN
- 34 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$673/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (811 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to HOT airport
- 160 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 289 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+69 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very 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.