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Rockport is a tiny town of 800 people in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. It's about 15 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 168 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $844 a month.
800people
$140kTypical home
$844/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 800
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 195 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Memphis, TN
- 15 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (325 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (946 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HOT airport
- 167 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 358 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hot Spring County: R+52 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.