Little Rock vs Fort Smith
Little Rock, AR compared with Fort Smith, AR · 122 miles apart
Little Rock has 206,427 residents to Fort Smith’s 90,855. Little Rock comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Fort Smith does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Little Rock, AR | Fort Smith, AR | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 206,427 | 90,855 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,703 | 1,415 |
| Median household income | $63,003 | $54,816 |
| Median home value | $236,400 | $178,100 |
| Median rent | $1,106 | $884 |
| Homeownership | 53.5% | 53.4% |
| Average commute | 18.5 min | 16.8 min |
| Median age | 35.9 | 36.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 44.6% | 23.9% |
| Poverty rate | 17.5% | 18.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.1% | 6.5% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 3.2× |
| Clear days a year | — | 52 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 66 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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