Living in Nashville, AR
Nashville is a small town of 4,063 people in Howard County, Arkansas. It's about 37 miles from Texarkana, TX and 186 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 $168k and rent runs about $690 a month.
4,063people
$168kTypical home
$690/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,063
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 742 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Dallas, TX
- 37 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,057/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 107 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 (193 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,009 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to TXK airport
- 189 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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