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Midland is a tiny town of 262 people in Sebastian County, Arkansas. It's about 18 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 113 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $1k a month.
262people
$64kTypical home
$1,119/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
252Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 262
- Part of a metro area
- About 757 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 18 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$405/mo)
- Median rent $1,119/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (620 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,447 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to FSM airport
- 115 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 577 ft
- 354 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 270 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sebastian County: R+38 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- 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.