Area data
Arkadelphia, AR — ZIP 71998
Population: 669 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 371.7 (+4.1% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 86.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 12.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.30/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, lightning, strongWind, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 62.0°F
- Average high
- 74.0°F
- Average low
- 50.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 59.2 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 35
- Days with Good air quality
- 336
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Hot Springs National Park (33 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Dexter B Florence Memorial Field (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Memorial Field Airport (HOT) (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 6
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,670
- Average weekly wage
- $830
- Top industries (by employment)
- Administrative Services, Professional Services, Finance & Insurance
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 12
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