IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Sulphur Springs, AR
Sulphur Springs is a tiny town of 499 people in Benton County, Arkansas. It's about 33 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 84 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $959 a month.
499people
$133kTypical home
$959/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
12"Snow
251Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
Is Sulphur Springs right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 499
- Part of a metro area
- About 494 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 33 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$841/mo)
- Median rent $959/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to XNA airport
- 82 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 984 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Benton County: R+27 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk