Dallas
Arkansas

What stands out

If you had to describe Dallas County in numbers, start here: the share working from home is among the lowest in America (1%), the median home price is in the bottom 4% of American counties ($108K), and the home price against local income is in the bottom 5% of American counties (1.3 years of income). Within Arkansas it ranks 2nd of 74 counties for the share working from home, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Dallas County, Arkansas. 6,472 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +54).

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 $40,085 a year, lower than 94% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $44,813. Unemployment runs 4.0%, higher than 70% of American counties. 1% of workers work from home.

Arkansas takes 3.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,403 a year.

Home

The median home costs $108K, cheaper than 96% of American counties, about 1.3 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $575 a month. Property tax is 0.50% of home value, roughly $469 a year on that median home, lower than 88% of American counties. 72% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.7 per 1,000 residents, higher than 89% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 13 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 71.2 years, shorter than 92% of American counties. There is 1 active physician in the county, about 1.5 per 10,000 people. 9.5% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.95 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 53% of American counties. 88% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 23 points. 47% 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 64°F, highs near 75 and lows near 53, warmer than 80% of American counties. About 47 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 14 out of 100, safer than 86% of American counties; the county has had 22 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 199 Mbps down, slower than 51% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.