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Murfreesboro is a small town of 1,819 people in Pike County, Arkansas. It's about 47 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 189 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $521 a month.
1,819people
$119kTypical home
$521/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,819
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 495 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 47 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $521/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (686 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to HOT airport
- 192 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 282 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+73 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