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Oppelo is a small town of 1,118 people in Conway County, Arkansas. It's about 35 miles from Little Rock, AR and 159 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $787 a month.
1,118people
$119kTypical home
$787/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,118
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 454 people per sq mi
- 159 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$750/mo)
- Median rent $787/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,886 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to LIT airport
- 158 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 348 ft
- 358 mi to the ocean
- 225 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 265 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Conway County: R+40 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk