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Prairie Grove is a big small town of 7,798 people in Washington County, Arkansas. It's about 10 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 90 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $968 a month.
7,798people
$256kTypical home
$968/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
252Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,798
- Part of a metro area
- About 836 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 10 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,614/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (715 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to XNA airport
- 90 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 415 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 284 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+7 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