East EndAR
This town in Arkansas has a population of 6,912.
Is East End a good place to live?
East End grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns, and ranks 57th of 123 in Arkansas. Its lowest grade is for walkability (D). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. It also trails on health (C): residents are less healthy than 68% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Cost of living is its strong suit: a typical home costs about $224K, 3.3 years of the Little Rock metro’s $67K median household income. On history, just 11 of Arkansas’ 201 towns do worse. Only 4 of the 123 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher typical journey to work than East End. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and C+ for incomes.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places.
95% of working residents leave East End for work
Where East End’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How East End grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far East End is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East End. Close and well known come first.
13 mi National Historic SiteLittle Rock Central High School National Historic Site49K visitors a year
14 mi MuseumClinton Presidential Center
39 mi National ParkHot Springs National Park2.5M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Arena13 mi Zoo & aquariumLittle Rock Zoo40 mi Theme parkMagic Springs and Crystal FallsPhoto credits
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: Adam Jones, Ph.D., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clinton Presidential Center: Archipreneur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hot Springs National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Simmons Bank Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
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Moving to East End: who provides what
East End is unincorporated, so Saline 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 East End.
East End looks healthier within Arkansas than nationally and sends most of its workers to Little Rock and beyond.
About half of East End’s working residents commute to Little Rock
East End has 778 jobs for its 3,090 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 470 in 2013 to 778.
For East End, the typical journey to work is 29 minutes. Most people who work leave East End to do it: just 5% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line here, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in East End grew to 778 in 2023, 308 more than in 2013.
| East End | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 18% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, East End’s schools beat 57% of Arkansas districts
The Sheridan School District runs its public schools. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 3 public schools in East End teach 1,297 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 442 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
East End’s grade for health is a C
Within Arkansas it is healthier than 67% of the 123 graded towns: much of Arkansas scores lower on these measures. Against the 10,160 U.S. towns with household incomes like East End’s, it is less healthy than 83%, so it trails even them.
In East End, nearly a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in the town, against 34% in Arkansas’ towns and 25% across U.S. towns.
| East End | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | East End | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East End faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Compared with three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in East End is higher. Expected losses in East End break down as 32% from inland flooding and 20% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like Arkansas’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Arkansas average. In East End, the median age is 41 years. Among adults 25 and older, 25% have a four-year degree or more, against 26% across Arkansas.
| East End | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| East End | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.9% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.7% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.3% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Protected land: 0.7% of East End
2.0 miles of trail. In East End, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| East End | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in East End sells for about $262K at the median
For households in East End, the share who own their home is 81%. Homes sold in East End spent a median 68 days on the market. Its rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,071 a month.
| East End | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,071 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East End
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of East End
About 5 of every 100 East End residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
About East End
CDP in Arkansas, United States
East End is a census-designated place (CDP) in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, East End had a population of 7,137. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 20 sq mi
- Elevation
- 351 ft
- Area code
- 501
East End’s neighbors
One town shares a border with East End.
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Questions about East End
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East End, AR a good place to live?
East End grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #57 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is East End, AR expensive?
The typical home is worth about $224,000, 0% below the Arkansas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.