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Mountain View is a small town of 2,913 people in Stone County, Arkansas. It's about 80 miles from Little Rock, AR and 131 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $511 a month.
2,913people
$204kTypical home
$511/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
247Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,913
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 399 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Memphis, TN
- 80 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,286/mo)
- Median rent $511/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to HRO airport
- 133 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 63% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 223 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 201 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stone County: R+62 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.