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Malvern is a big small town of 10,953 people in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. It's about 15 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 170 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $764 a month.
10,953people
$105kTypical home
$764/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,953
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,132 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Memphis, TN
- 15 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$659/mo)
- Median rent $764/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (681 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,023 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HOT airport
- 168 mi to MEM (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 308 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 189 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Hot Spring County: R+52 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk