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Sweet Home is a tiny town of 939 people in Pulaski County, Arkansas. It's about 8 miles from Little Rock, AR and 133 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
939people
$164kTypical home
$1,080/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 939
- Part of a metro area
- About 241 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Memphis, TN
- 8 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $1,080/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1156 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LIT airport
- 131 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 285 ft
- 318 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 281 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 428 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 112 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pulaski County: D+22 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate 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.