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Valley Springs is a tiny town of 121 people in Boone County, Arkansas. It's about 66 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 163 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $694 a month.
121people
$127kTypical home
$694/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 121
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 235 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 66 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$798/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (889 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HRO airport
- 162 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 429 mi to the ocean
- 246 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+65 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.