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Ward is a big small town of 6,573 people in Lonoke County, Arkansas. It's about 30 miles from Little Rock, AR and 113 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,573people
$189kTypical home
$1,202/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,573
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,452 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Memphis, TN
- 30 mi to Little Rock, AR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,192/mo)
- Median rent $1,202/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (456 per 100k)
- Low property crime (932 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 46% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LIT airport
- 112 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 272 ft
- 335 mi to the ocean
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 254 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 195 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lonoke County: R+54 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk