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Oak Grove is a tiny town of 285 people in Carroll County, Arkansas. It's about 50 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 140 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $742 a month.
285people
$166kTypical home
$742/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
248Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 285
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 101 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 50 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (189 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (776 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BKG airport
- 138 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,312 ft
- 449 mi to the ocean
- 240 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+32 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk