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Sulphur Springs is a tiny town of 564 people in Jefferson County, Arkansas. It's about 40 miles from Little Rock, AR and 139 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $888 a month.
564people
$114kTypical home
$888/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
244Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 564
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 102 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Memphis, TN
- 40 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$718/mo)
- Median rent $888/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1037 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,577 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LIT airport
- 137 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 348 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: D+20 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very 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.