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Smackover is a small town of 2,419 people in Union County, Arkansas. It's about 70 miles from Monroe, LA and 199 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $860 a month.
2,419people
$119kTypical home
$860/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,419
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 556 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Memphis, TN
- 70 mi to Monroe, LA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$748/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 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
- High violent crime (844 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ELD airport
- 196 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 135 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+34 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