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Rosston is a tiny town of 391 people in Nevada County, Arkansas. It's about 47 miles from Texarkana, TX and 209 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $869 a month.
391people
$60kTypical home
$869/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 391
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 88 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Dallas, TX
- 47 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$380/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (968 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to ELD airport
- 212 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 377 ft
- 251 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.