Living in Tollette, AR
Tollette is a tiny town of 204 people in Howard County, Arkansas. It's about 28 miles from Texarkana, TX and 180 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $670 a month.
204people
$77kTypical home
$670/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
247Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 204
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 212 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Dallas, TX
- 28 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$484/mo)
- Median rent $670/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,121 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 71
- 28% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to TXK airport
- 183 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 367 ft
- 265 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Howard County: R+47 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.