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Stephens is a small town of 1,099 people in Ouachita County, Arkansas. It's about 59 miles from Texarkana, TX and 212 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $605 a month.
1,099people
$71kTypical home
$605/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,099
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 399 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Memphis, TN
- 59 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$446/mo)
- Median rent $605/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,789 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ELD airport
- 209 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 279 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ouachita County: R+19 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.