Living in Hot Springs, AR
Small city in Arkansas
Hot Springs is a small city in Arkansas, home to about 38,000 people, with 141,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Hot Springs a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $252k and rents for $1,390 a month
- Low taxes: about $902 state income tax per resident, 0.53% property tax
- Low natural disaster risk: 7 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Smaller job market: about 141,000 people live within 31 mi
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Fewer graduates: 28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Hot Springs: common questions
What is the cost of living in Hot Springs?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $252k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,390 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 86, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Hot Springs?
Arkansas collects about $902 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.53% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Hot Springs safe?
Violent crime is well above the national rate (1.7× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Hot Springs?
Public schools in Hot Springs test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 15 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Hot Springs?
Hot Springs has mild winters: winter days average around 54°F and summer days around 92°F.
Does Hot Springs get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 7 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.19 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Hot Springs?
The nearest major airport is MEM, about 178 mi away.
How Hot Springs scores
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