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Stamps is a small town of 1,404 people in Lafayette County, Arkansas. It's about 34 miles from Texarkana, TX and 193 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $762 a month.
1,404people
$67kTypical home
$762/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,404
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 460 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Dallas, TX
- 34 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$423/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (597 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to TXK airport
- 197 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 318 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+38 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