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Magnolia is a big small town of 10,894 people in Columbia County, Arkansas. It's about 51 miles from Texarkana, TX and 208 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $633 a month.
10,894people
$169kTypical home
$633/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,894
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 823 people per sq mi
- 208 mi to Dallas, TX
- 51 mi to Texarkana, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $633/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 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
- High violent crime (809 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,380 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 23% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ELD airport
- 212 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 230 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Columbia County: R+37 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk