CollinsAR
Today 60 people live in this town, first settled in 1873.
Is Collins a good place to live?
Collins’ age of the median resident is 58 years, against 36.6 years in Arkansas’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Collins. Collins has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
60 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Collins: who provides what
Collins is unincorporated, so Drew 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 Collins.
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Collins’ year
For Collins, the peak summer temperature is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Collins’ working residents commute to Monticello
Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles. Collins’ middle household income is $43,000. The top destinations are Monticello (42%), Dumas (6%) and McGehee (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Collins is
Collins: 18% of adults report frequent mental distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Collins beats the Arkansas average on 6 and trails it on 2. In Collins, 13% of adults binge drink, and 17% report frequent physical distress. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Collins.
| Collins | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Collins | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 18.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Collins faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by drought
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Collins’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 16% to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Collins sits above 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Collins
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Collins
About 0 of every 100 Collins residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
Questions about Collins
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Collins, AR a good place to live?
Collins has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.