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Prairie Creek is a small town of 2,493 people in Benton County, Arkansas. It's about 19 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 104 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,493people
$423kTypical home
$1,087/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
10"Snow
251Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,493
- Part of a metro area
- About 570 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 19 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,669/mo)
- Median rent $1,087/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to XNA airport
- 102 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,378 ft
- 438 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 186 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 436 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.