Fredonia (Biscoe)AR
A town of 294, settled in 1920.
Is Fredonia (Biscoe) a good place to live?
Fredonia (Biscoe)’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 21 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Fredonia (Biscoe). Fredonia (Biscoe) has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
294 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fredonia (Biscoe): who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fredonia (Biscoe), 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fredonia (Biscoe).
Very high risk in Fredonia (Biscoe), with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Fredonia (Biscoe)’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Fredonia (Biscoe) for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Little Rock (14%), Stuttgart (12%) and Hazen (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Fredonia (Biscoe), expect mild winters and hot summers
Fredonia (Biscoe) has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. At 91°F, Fredonia (Biscoe)’s July high is against 92°F in Arkansas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fredonia (Biscoe) is
Fredonia (Biscoe) beats the Arkansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 51% of Fredonia (Biscoe) adults have high blood pressure. Only 10 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Fredonia (Biscoe).
| Fredonia (Biscoe) | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fredonia (Biscoe) | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 76.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.9% | 18.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More children than Arkansas overall
Children under 18 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). 34% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fredonia (Biscoe). Fredonia (Biscoe) has lost 3.9% of its people since 2020, down to 294 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Fredonia (Biscoe) | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 20% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.5 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.6 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Fredonia (Biscoe) | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.1% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 53.3% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 13% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Fredonia (Biscoe)
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fredonia (Biscoe); the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Fredonia (Biscoe) residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
99% of working residents leave Fredonia (Biscoe) for work
Where Fredonia (Biscoe)’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fredonia (Biscoe)
City in Arkansas, United States
Fredonia (Biscoe) is a city in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 305 at the 2020 census. Local myth claimed the town's name "Fredonia" was for the Republic of Fredonia movement of Mexican Texas in the 1820s by a group of Arkansas Cherokee people settled near Nacogdoches, Texas. The settlers backed by white Southerners from the U.S. wanted to establish an independent Native nation but the dream ended in an armed conflict by Mexican troops. "Biscoe" was the town's official name for most of its history, being written in parentheses. It was founded in the 1810s by several thousand Cherokee settlers from Tennessee in a piece of land set aside for the Western band of Che…
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 190 ft
- ZIP code
- 72017
Questions about Fredonia (Biscoe)
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Is Fredonia (Biscoe), AR a good place to live?
Fredonia (Biscoe) has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.