Grant
Arkansas

What stands out

What stands out about Grant County: home internet speed is among the fastest in America (357 Mbps), rainfall is in the top 13% of American counties (52 inches a year), and population growth is in the top 14% of American counties (+1.4% a year). Within Arkansas it ranks 1st of 75 counties for home internet speed.

Where you are

You live in Grant County, Arkansas. 18,022 people live here with you. The population grew 1.4% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +324).

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 $68,598 a year, higher than 71% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $51,783. Unemployment runs 3.1%, lower than 62% of American counties. 9% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 27 minutes each way.

Arkansas takes 3.6% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,458 a year.

Home

The median home costs $220K, cheaper than 56% of American counties, about 1.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $743 a month. Property tax is 0.57% of home value, roughly $804 a year on that median home, lower than 81% of American counties. 80% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.3 per 1,000 residents, higher than 72% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 12 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 73.8 years, shorter than 72% of American counties. There are 4 active physicians in the county, about 2.2 per 10,000 people. 8.5% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.11 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 55% of American counties. 93% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 67 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 59% 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 52 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 29 out of 100, safer than 71% of American counties; the county has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 357 Mbps down, faster than almost every county in America. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.