AcornAR
This town of 203 people was settled in 1892.
Is Acorn a good place to live?
Acorn’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, below both Arkansas’ towns (21 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 124 in Arkansas we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Acorn. C. E. Foster House and Heathcliff Cabin is on the National Register of Historic Places. Acorn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
203 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Acorn: who provides what
Acorn is unincorporated, so Polk County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Acorn.
The schools Acorn’s kids attend
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Ouachita River School District. The 2 public schools in Acorn teach 602 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 321 | B− |
| Acorn High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 281 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards: high risk in Acorn, mostly inland flooding
In Acorn, the FEMA hazard score is 71 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 56% come from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Acorn has mild winters and hot summers
The range runs from 29° on a January night to 90° on a July afternoon, with about 4 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Acorn’s working residents commute to Mena
Only 2% of working residents stay in Acorn for work; the rest commute out. The middle household income for Acorn comes to $94,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 6 miles. The top destinations are Mena (44%), Fort Smith (5%) and Hot Springs (3%).
| Acorn | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Acorn is
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Acorn is ahead of Arkansas on 3 and behind on 9. 17% of adults have diabetes here. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Acorn.
| Acorn | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Acorn | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 14.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.9% | 76.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Acorn
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Acorn
About 0 of every 100 Acorn residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
About Acorn
Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States
Acorn, Arkansas is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County, Arkansas, United States, approximately 6 miles north of Mena. The town is located at the junction of U.S. Route 59, U.S. Route 71 and U.S. Route 270 in the northern part of the county. Though Acorn is only a three-way junction, it marks the end of three separate U.S. highway concurrencies: U.S. 59 & 71 from Texarkana, U.S. 59 & 270 from Heavener, Oklahoma, and U.S. 71 & 270 from "Y" City. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 376.
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Questions about Acorn
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Acorn, AR a good place to live?
Acorn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.