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Beebe gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $215K for a typical one, or 3.9 years of the Searcy area’s $55K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 43rd of 123 graded towns in Arkansas. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 82% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top, and its police reported 48 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 85% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Beebe Railroad Station and Powell Clothing Store. Beebe’s rate of reported violence is 5.2 per 1,000 residents, against 3.6 in Arkansas’ towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Beebe is home to Arkansas State University-Beebe.
Where Beebe beats most towns.
Beebe Railroad Station| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Beebe Elementary School | 2–4 | 904 |
| Beebe Early Childhood | K–1 | 439 |
| Beebe Middle School | 5–6 | 509 |
Census counts: 428 in 1880, 8,437 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 2 maps from 1963 on.
16 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Beebe is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Beebe, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Beebe.
Beebe trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Arkansas.
Within Arkansas, it does better than 38% of towns. Beebe’s property crime rate stands at 15.4 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Below: Three of its 6 schools, each with why it was picked. The largest public high school is Beebe High School, with 1,049 students. The Beebe School District runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beebe Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–4 | Grades 2–4 | 904 | B+ |
| Beebe High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,049 | C+ |
| Beebe Junior High SchoolTop results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 491 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
37% of Beebe’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 32%. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Flood insurance has paid out on 13 claims locally since 1997.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails total 2.8 miles in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Beebe City Park, at 21 acres. The town’s trail network density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Beebe | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beebe City Park | 0.3 mi | 21 |
| 2. Fir Street Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
| 3. Lunnie Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 8,772 U.S. towns with household incomes like Beebe’s, it is less healthy than 56%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income. Within Arkansas it is healthier than 63% of the 123 graded towns: much of Arkansas scores lower on these measures.
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Beebe is ahead of Arkansas on 4 and behind on 1. Among adults in the town, 27% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Beebe | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Beebe | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 11% | 13.3% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.8% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82% | 84.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Cabot weather station, 9 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 209 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 82% of Arkansas places with climate records.
Expect July afternoons of 92° and January nights of 31°, with about 2 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 283, to 2,735. 14% of Beebe working residents work locally. The top destinations are Little Rock (17%), Searcy (11%) and North Little Rock (8%).
| Beebe | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults 25 and older in Beebe who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 18%. People 65 and older are 13% of residents (18% statewide). This Arkansas town has grown 12% since 2020, to 9,377 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Beebe | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 18% | 20% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Beebe | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.6% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.1% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.5% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 29% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.1% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes are within reach (about $215K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 26 miles.
The typical home value in Beebe is about $215,000, up 1.5% in a year, close to the Arkansas typical home. For Beebe, the typical rent is $799 a month. A home in Beebe typically sold within 63 days of listing.
| Beebe | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $799 a month | $880 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 60% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Beebe
About 4 of every 100 Beebe residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
16 places in Beebe on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Arkansas, United States
Beebe is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 9,092 at the 2024 Census Bureau estimate, making it the second most populous in the county. The city is home to Arkansas State University-Beebe. ASU-Beebe also has branch campuses in Heber Springs and Searcy and at Little Rock Air Force Base.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Beebe grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #43 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades C for health, C− for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Beebe reports more crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade: 48 violent and 143 property crimes in 2025. Within Arkansas, it does better than 38% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
