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Perrytown is a tiny town of 251 people in Hempstead County, Arkansas. It's about 36 miles from Texarkana, TX and 197 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $833 a month.
251people
$125kTypical home
$833/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 251
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 197 mi to Dallas, TX
- 36 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (672 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,676 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to TXK airport
- 200 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 338 ft
- 257 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hempstead County: R+40 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.