Calhoun
Arkansas

What stands out

Three things set Calhoun County apart from the other 3,142 counties: homeownership is in the top 2% of American counties (86%), the home price against local income is in the bottom 4% of American counties (1.3 years of income), and the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000). Within Arkansas it ranks 1st of 75 counties for homeownership.

Where you are

You live in Calhoun County, Arkansas. 4,773 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.0% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -8).

Arkansas has been cutting its income tax rates every legislative session since 2015, and the top rate is now well under 4%. Home prices remain among the lowest in the country, especially outside Northwest Arkansas, where Walmart, Tyson and J.B. Hunt have built a fast-growing corporate corridor around Bentonville and Fayetteville. Tornado season is real across the whole state.

Money

The typical household here brings in $60,237 a year, lower than 51% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $73,626. Unemployment runs 3.1%, lower than 61% of American counties. The average commute is 22 minutes each way.

Arkansas takes 3.6% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,149 a year.

Home

The median home costs $141K, cheaper than 87% of American counties, about 1.3 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $839 a month. Property tax is 0.50% of home value, roughly $412 a year on that median home, lower than 88% of American counties. 86% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.4 per 1,000 residents, higher than 78% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 70.8 years, shorter than 94% of American counties. There are 2 active physicians in the county, about 4.2 per 10,000 people. 9.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.69 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 64% of American counties. 85% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 53 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 52% of eligible voters turned out. Under Arkansas law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 65°F, highs near 76 and lows near 53, warmer than 82% of American counties. About 51 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 11 out of 100, safer than 89% of American counties; the county has had 22 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 247 Mbps down, faster than 73% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation.