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Van Buren is a small city of 23,763 people in Crawford County, Arkansas. It's about 7 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 99 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $847 a month.
23,763people
$182kTypical home
$847/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
252Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,763
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,535 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 7 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,145/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,004 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to FSM airport
- 100 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 630 ft
- 379 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 246 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+58 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk