AR area data
Evansville, AR
Evansville, AR.
Population: 154 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with icestorm, winterweather, hail the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 13.1% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 371.1 (+1.1% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $916/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,056/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,256/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,739/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $2,099/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 86.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 12.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.30/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm, winterWeather, hail, heatWave, lightning
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- hail: Relatively High · tornado: Relatively High · coldWave: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively High · iceStorm: Very High · wildfire: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 83% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 56.9%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 60.0°F
- Average high
- 71.0°F
- Average low
- 50.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 49.0 in
- Annual snowfall
- 1.9 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7b (extreme annual low 5 to 10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 304
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 61
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 74
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Fort Smith National Historic Site (29 mi)
- National parks include
- Fort Smith National Historic Site, Pea Ridge National Military Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 14
- Nearest airport
- Luginbuel Hee Haw Airport (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Drake Field (FYV) (21 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 18
- Hospitals include
- SILOAM SPRINGS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, FAYETTEVILLE AR VA MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.4 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 3
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,977
- Housing built before 1970
- 33.8%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 16.5%
- Households with broadband internet
- 62.2%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 102,593
- Average weekly wage
- $1,158
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,632
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is typical rent in Evansville, AR?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,256/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Evansville, AR?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm, winterWeather, hail, heatWave, lightning.
- What is the wildfire risk in Evansville, AR?
- Risk to homes is higher than 83% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Evansville, AR?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Evansville, AR?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Evansville, AR?
- Good. Median AQI: 40. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Evansville, AR?
- Regional Price Parity: 86.9 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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