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Piney is a small town of 4,458 people in Garland County, Arkansas. It's about 5 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 185 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $971 a month.
4,458people
$134kTypical home
$971/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,458
- Part of a metro area
- About 685 people per sq mi
- 185 mi to Memphis, TN
- 5 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (519 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,119 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to HOT airport
- 184 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 551 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garland County: R+36 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk