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Arkansas Cities
City Type
City Type	Lakes & Rivers, College Town, Mountains	Lakes & Rivers, Golf	na
Population (2016 est.)
Population (Current)	83,826	12,807	78,040
Population (1990)	42,099	6,391	49,272
Land Area (sq mi)	54	54	36
Persons Per Square Mile	1,552	237	2,151
Home Prices
2018	$252,549	$166,460	$419,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '18)	66.9%	-0.1%	76.0%
Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18)	12.7%	-3.8%	6.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18)	3.5%	-0.0%	3.8%
Big City Prices ('18)	$167,000	$147,000	$340,000
Bargain Index	122%	92%	101%
Big City	Tulsa	Little Rock	na
Monthly Rent	$1,039	$967	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	16.3	11.6	19.0
Cost of Living (2018)
Cost of Living	79%	69%	109%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Good Days	236	78	72%
Moderate Days	44	39	25%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	1	0	3%
Unhealthy Days	0	0	0%
Very Unhealthy Days	0	0	0%
Water Quality (2002-2014)
Good	48%	72%	36%
Threatened	2%	1%	2%
Impaired	50%	27%	62%
Walkability
Walk Score®	32	9	45
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	116 miles	193 miles	72 miles
City	Tulsa	Memphis	na
Recreation
National Parks	6	4	7
National Campgrounds	64	50	26
State Parks	5	3	11
Medical Care (2016)
Accredited Hospitals	9	0	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2016	481	45	346
2015	378	59	324
Gain ('15 to '16)	27%	-24%	6%
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Population Distribution (2010)
Median Age (yrs)	27	67	37
White	83.8%	97.0%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.1%	7.2%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	3.1%	0.4%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Other Race	2.8%	0.4%	4.4%
Multiple Races	3.1%	0.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	1.5%	11.6%
Income and Housing (2010)
Family Income	$54,105	$56,513	$69,596
Occupied Housing	85%	83%	83%
Vacant Housing	15%	17%	17%
Home Ownership	41%	91%	55%
Persons Per Family	2.90	2.20	2.90
Taxes (2018)
Local and State	9.4%	9.4%	6.8%
Local, State and Federal	97 days	97 days	113 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Cool & Wet	Warm & Humid	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	24 F	30 F	27 F
July High Temp	89 F	94 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	46 in	58 in	35 in
Elevation	1,270 ft	680 ft	1,652 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Earthquake	.1%	.5%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	0	0	10
Flood	High	High	Very High
Tornado	High	Moderate	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	High	High	Low
Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear)
Nearby Reactors	2	2	2
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Violent Crimes	46	na	40
Property Crimes	436	na	397
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	4,166	3,133	4,662
Cooling Degree Days	1,439	1,993	1,253
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