Living in Sherwood, AR
Suburb in Arkansas
Sherwood is a suburb in Arkansas, home to about 33,000 people, with 583,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Sherwood a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $220k and rents for $1,540 a month
- Dog-friendly: 9 dog parks within 9 mi
- Low taxes: about $902 state income tax per resident, 0.76% property tax
- Strong healthcare: 1 top-rated (4–5★) hospital within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Smaller job market: about 583,000 people live within 31 mi
- Weaker public schools: test results below the US average
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Sherwood: common questions
What is the cost of living in Sherwood?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $220k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,540 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 89, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Sherwood?
Arkansas collects about $902 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.76% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Sherwood safe?
Violent crime is well above the national rate (1.6× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Sherwood?
Public schools in Sherwood test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 16 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Sherwood?
Sherwood has cool winters: winter days average around 51°F and summer days around 90°F, with roughly 4″ of snow a year.
Does Sherwood get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, tornadoes and earthquakes: 12 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.15 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Sherwood?
The nearest major airport is MEM, about 127 mi away.
How Sherwood scores
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