Living in Ogden, AR
Ogden is a tiny town of 140 people in Little River County, Arkansas. It's about 10 miles from Texarkana, TX and 167 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $810 a month.
140people
$80kTypical home
$810/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 140
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 365 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Dallas, TX
- 10 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$505/mo)
- Median rent $810/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,235 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to TXK airport
- 170 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Little River County: R+54 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.