Nevada
Arkansas

What stands out

Against every county in America, Nevada County is unusual in three ways: the share working from home is among the lowest in America (0%), the school test score is in the bottom 5% of American counties (2.45 where 3.0 is grade level), and rainfall is in the top 7% of American counties (55 inches a year). Within Arkansas it ranks 1st of 74 counties for the share working from home, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Nevada County, Arkansas. 8,292 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.7% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -10).

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 $43,421 a year, lower than 90% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $48,710. Unemployment runs 3.9%, higher than 67% of American counties. 0% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 28 minutes each way.

Arkansas takes 3.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,527 a year.

Home

A two-bedroom rents for around $789 a month. Property tax is 0.54% of home value, roughly $463 a year on that median home, lower than 83% of American counties. 67% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.8 per 1,000 residents, higher than 91% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 13 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 73.1 years, shorter than 79% of American counties. There are 2 active physicians in the county, about 2.4 per 10,000 people. 8.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.46 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 95% of American counties. 90% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 32 points. 53% 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 55 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 17 out of 100, safer than 83% of American counties; the county has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 160 Mbps down, slower than 67% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.