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Russellville is a small city of 29,162 people in Pope County, Arkansas. It's about 55 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 166 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $842 a month.
29,162people
$172kTypical home
$842/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,162
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,030 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 55 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,087/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (455 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,398 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to HOT airport
- 167 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 368 mi to the ocean
- 209 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 264 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Pope County: R+52 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk