Garland
Arkansas

What stands out

If you had to describe Garland County in numbers, start here: natural-hazard risk is in the top 14% of American counties (86 of 100), the property tax rate is in the bottom 15% of American counties (0.53%), and the restaurant count per person is in the top 15% of American counties (1.1 per 1,000). Within Arkansas it ranks 8th of 75 counties for natural-hazard risk.

Where you are

You live in Garland County, Arkansas. 100,021 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +295).

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 $54,229 a year, lower than 69% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $46,226. Unemployment runs 3.8%, higher than 64% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 20 minutes each way.

Arkansas takes 3.6% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,927 a year.

Home

The median home costs $245K, pricier than 54% of American counties, about 2.4 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $892 a month. Property tax is 0.53% of home value, roughly $876 a year on that median home, lower than 85% of American counties. 68% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.3 per 1,000 residents, higher than 73% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 13 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 73.0 years, shorter than 80% of American counties. There are 299 active physicians in the county, about 29.9 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.5 of 5 stars. 12.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.94 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 59% of American counties. 91% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 34 points. 58% 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 63°F, highs near 74 and lows near 52, warmer than 76% of American counties. About 50 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 86 out of 100, riskier than 86% of American counties; the county has had 21 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 214 Mbps down, faster than 56% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.1 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery, 4 museums, 1 National Park Service site.