Living in Natural Steps, AR
Natural Steps is a tiny town of 683 people in Pulaski County, Arkansas. It's about 13 miles from Little Rock, AR and 144 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $611k and rent runs about $1k a month.
683people
$611kTypical home
$1,080/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 683
- Part of a metro area
- About 247 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Memphis, TN
- 13 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $611k (≈$3,852/mo)
- Median rent $1,080/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1156 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LIT airport
- 143 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 217 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 273 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 453 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 141 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: D+22 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low 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.