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Sparkman is a tiny town of 430 people in Dallas County, Arkansas. It's about 41 miles from Hot Springs, AR and 184 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $539 a month.
430people
$74kTypical home
$539/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 430
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 333 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Memphis, TN
- 41 mi to Hot Springs, AR
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$469/mo)
- Median rent $539/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 92 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
- High violent crime (753 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,330 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to HOT airport
- 181 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 194 ft
- 277 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: R+29 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