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The median household income is $37K, and 17% of residents live below the poverty line. Overall it grades C, ranked 58th of 123 in Arkansas. Its public schools beat 91% of Arkansas towns on state tests and graduation. Its weakest subject is health: residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Cherokee Village, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 13 of Arkansas’ 149 towns score higher on safety. Cherokee Village has 1 place on the National Register.
Where Cherokee Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Cherokee Village is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,648 in 2000, 4,780 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1962 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cherokee Village, 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 Cherokee Village.
Cherokee Village fares better on crime within Arkansas than nationally, has more trail for its size than nearly any town in Arkansas and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
At 3.6 miles of trail per square mile, it ranks #2 of 87 Arkansas towns.
Trails total 76 miles in 2 parks and preserves. In Cherokee Village, the concentration of trails is 3.6 miles per square mile.
| Cherokee Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 3.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tohi Nature Trail | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 2. Papoosa Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 1,698 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cherokee Village’s, it is healthier than 51%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income. Within Arkansas it is less healthy than 68% of the 123 graded towns: much of Arkansas scores lower on these measures.
The share of adults in Cherokee Village who smoke cigarettes: 19%. Among 123 Arkansas towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Cherokee Village. Just over half of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 11% binge drink. The town beats the Arkansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| Cherokee Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 41% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cherokee Village | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 14.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 12.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A fifth of Cherokee Village adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Since 2020, Cherokee Village has grown 4.2%, to 4,981 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Cherokee Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.7 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 20% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Cherokee Village | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.3% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.7% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.8% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.8% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 5,000, single groups can be off by several points
Homes sold in Cherokee Village spent a median 172 days on the market. Among 123 Arkansas towns, just 7 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Cherokee Village. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 1.5% of its value.
| Cherokee Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $951 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cherokee Village has 302 jobs for its 1,263 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Cherokee Village dropped by 38, to 302. For most workers, Cherokee Village is a place to come home to: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Ash Flat (11%), Hardy (10%) and Batesville (7%). The median commute is under 33 miles.
| Cherokee Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $37,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cherokee Village has had 4 paid flood insurance claims since 2008. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 77% of U.S. communities. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by ice storms at 15%. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 12.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 93% of Arkansas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 1.6 per 1,000 residents.
Cherokee Village’s rate of reported violence comes in at 1.6 per 1,000 residents. Only 6 of the 108 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower level of property crime than Cherokee Village.
| Cherokee Village | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 13.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 3.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Hardy weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 210 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 79% of Arkansas places with climate records. The Hardy weather station records that about 44 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 92% of Arkansas places with climate records.
Cherokee Village’s typical July afternoon high stands at 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Cherokee Village; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Cherokee Village residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
City in Arkansas, United States
Cherokee Village is a city in Fulton and Sharp counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 4,671 at the 2010 census, with a population of 4,780 in 2020 (Census).
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2 towns share a border with Cherokee Village.
| Town | AR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Village | #58 | C | B− | B+ | A | D |
| Highland | — | — | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Ash Flat | — | — | A− | C− | A | D |
Highland and Ash Flat have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Cherokee Village with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cherokee Village grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #58 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades D for health, B+ for safety and A for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 3.3 years of the area's median household income ($44,637 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.