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Mount Ida is a small town of 1,376 people in Montgomery County, Arkansas. It's about 33 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 168 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $576 a month.
1,376people
$141kTypical home
$576/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
242Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,376
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 877 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 33 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$889/mo)
- Median rent $576/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (47 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to HOT airport
- 171 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 719 ft
- 315 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+63 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High 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