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Lowell is a big small town of 10,849 people in Benton County, Arkansas. It's about 13 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 98 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,849people
$284kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
251Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,849
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,111 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 13 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,792/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (458 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to XNA airport
- 97 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,329 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 191 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 434 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+27 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk