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Pea Ridge is a big small town of 8,108 people in Benton County, Arkansas. It's about 26 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 101 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,108people
$298kTypical home
$1,818/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
251Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,108
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,008 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 26 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,876/mo)
- Median rent $1,818/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (497 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 51% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to XNA airport
- 100 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 157 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,309 ft
- 447 mi to the ocean
- 212 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 177 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 354 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+27 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk