Stone
Arkansas

What stands out

If you had to describe Stone County in numbers, start here: the property tax rate is in the bottom 3% of American counties (0.34%), violent crime is in the top 3% of American counties (5.2 per 1,000), and home internet speed is in the bottom 3% of American counties (60 Mbps). Within Arkansas it ranks 1st of 75 counties for the property tax rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Stone County, Arkansas. 12,393 people live here with you. The population grew 0.7% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +188).

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 $37,664 a year, lower than 95% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $37,476. Unemployment runs 4.2%, higher than 74% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home.

Arkansas takes 3.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,314 a year.

Home

The median home costs $206K, cheaper than 61% of American counties, about 3.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $688 a month. Property tax is 0.34% of home value, roughly $528 a year on that median home, lower than 97% of American counties. 72% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 5.2 per 1,000 residents, higher than 97% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 12 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 74.8 years, shorter than 62% of American counties. There are 8 active physicians in the county, about 6.5 per 10,000 people. 12.8% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.23 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 78% of American counties. 86% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 58 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 60°F, highs near 71 and lows near 49, warmer than 68% of American counties. About 49 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 57 out of 100, riskier than 57% of American counties; the county has had 30 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 60 Mbps down, slower than 97% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.6 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.