AR area data
Branch, AR
Branch, AR.
Population: 522 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 371.7 (+4.1% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $345,000
- Median days on market
- 32.5 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 99.3%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,066/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,386/mo
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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, heatWave, lightning, winterWeather
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 64.0°F
- Average high
- 74.0°F
- Average low
- 54.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 52.2 in
- Annual snowfall
- 6.4 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.3 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Fort Smith National Historic Site (29 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Flying W Airpark II Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM) (25 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +109 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $418
- Households with broadband internet
- 52.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,854
- Average weekly wage
- $809
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Utilities, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 4
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