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Mountainburg is a tiny town of 566 people in Crawford County, Arkansas. It's about 24 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 103 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $756 a month.
566people
$153kTypical home
$756/moRent
92° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
252Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 566
- Part of a metro area
- About 385 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 24 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$964/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,145 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FSM airport
- 104 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 172 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 233 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+58 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
- Moderate 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.