Living in Sherwood, AR
Sherwood is a small city of 33,070 people in Pulaski County, Arkansas. It's about 12 miles from Little Rock, AR and 128 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
33,070people
$200kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,070
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,593 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Memphis, TN
- 12 mi to Little Rock, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,258/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (642 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,033 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to LIT airport
- 127 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 329 mi to the ocean
- 223 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 269 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 466 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: D+22 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk