Living in Yellville, AR
Yellville is a small town of 1,223 people in Marion County, Arkansas. It's about 75 miles from Springfield, MO and 171 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $775 a month.
1,223people
$117kTypical home
$775/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
244Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,223
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 493 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Memphis, TN
- 75 mi to Springfield, MO
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$740/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (255 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,254 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to HRO airport
- 173 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 428 mi to the ocean
- 250 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 194 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+60 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk