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Little Rock is a mid-size city of 203,436 people in Pulaski County, Arkansas. It's part of the Little Rock, AR area. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
203,436people
$236kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 203,436
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,678 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Memphis, TN
- In the Little Rock, AR area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,491/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1481 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,950 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LIT airport
- 137 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 324 mi to the ocean
- 212 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 487 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Pulaski County: D+22 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk