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Prescott is a small town of 3,032 people in Nevada County, Arkansas. It's about 47 miles from Texarkana, TX and 207 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $887 a month.
3,032people
$82kTypical home
$887/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,032
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 472 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Dallas, TX
- 47 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$520/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (478 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,525 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TXK airport
- 210 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 331 ft
- 265 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nevada 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