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Texarkana is a small city of 29,177 people in Miller County, Arkansas. It's about 6 miles from Texarkana, TX and 167 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $909 a month.
29,177people
$170kTypical home
$909/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,177
- Part of a metro area
- About 695 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Dallas, TX
- 6 mi to Texarkana, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,073/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1211 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,776 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to TXK airport
- 170 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 387 ft
- 238 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Miller County: R+51 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk