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Mineral Springs is a small town of 1,358 people in Howard County, Arkansas. It's about 31 miles from Texarkana, TX and 181 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $832 a month.
1,358people
$111kTypical home
$832/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,358
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 637 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Dallas, TX
- 31 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$697/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (280 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,200 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to TXK airport
- 183 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 269 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: R+47 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk