HaskellAR
A town of 4,362, settled in 1906. Public schools that outperform most of Arkansas.
Is Haskell a good place to live?
Haskell gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $208K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Little Rock metro’s $67K median household income. It grades A− overall, 11th of 123 graded towns in Arkansas. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 89% of Arkansas towns. On history, just 19 of Arkansas’ 201 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 106 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Haskell.
What makes Haskell stand out
Where Haskell beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Elementary School | PK–3 | 371 |
| Harmony Grove Middle School | 4–6 | 298 |
| Harmony Grove Junior High School | 7–9 | 288 |
Typical home value
95% of working residents leave Haskell for work
Where Haskell’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Haskell grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Haskell is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Haskell: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Haskell, 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 Haskell.
Haskell pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Arkansas norm, pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and looks healthier within Arkansas than nationally.
Haskell earns an A for schools
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $208K.
Three of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Harmony Grove School District. The largest public high school is Harmony Grove High School, with 312 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 371 | B+ |
| Harmony Grove High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 312 | C− |
| Harmony Grove Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 298 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
Haskell has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 5% of working residents stay in Haskell for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in Haskell grew by 189 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 843. 7.6% of Haskell residents live below the poverty line, against 18% in Arkansas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The town’s typical household income is $86,000.
| Haskell | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Haskell faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in Haskell since 2025. Compared with 66% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Federal aid has come to Haskell households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025. FEMA puts half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime reported in Haskell
Haskell's reported crime rate is well below Arkansas's. Its level of property crime is 5.7 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Haskell is younger than the Arkansas average
13% of Haskell residents are 65 or older, below both Arkansas’ towns (16%) and U.S. towns (18%). This Arkansas town has grown 9.8% since 2020, to 4,362 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 23% of adults 25 and older, vs 26% across Arkansas.
| Haskell | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.6 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 20% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Haskell | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.1% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.4% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.8% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
Haskell earns a B+ for cost of living
Haskell grades A− overall with a typical home of about $208K, below the Arkansas typical value; only 1 of the 12 Arkansas towns graded A− or better can say that. Homes are within reach (about $208K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles.
The typical home value in Haskell is about $208,000, up 4.2% in a year, 7% below the Arkansas typical home. In Haskell, 82% of households are owner-occupiers. Bidding over the asking price: three in five homes sold locally.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Residents of Haskell are less healthy than 53% of U.S. towns
Within Arkansas it is healthier than 79% of the 123 graded towns: much of Arkansas scores lower on these measures.
Among 123 Arkansas towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Haskell. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Haskell is ahead of Arkansas on 13 and behind on 2. For adults locally, the share who get no exercise outside work is 29%.
| Haskell | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| What stands out | Haskell | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.4% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3% | 4% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.1% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Haskell
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Haskell
About 1 of every 100 Haskell residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
About Haskell
City in Arkansas, United States
Haskell is a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,956 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 5.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 299 ft
- Area code
- 501
Questions about Haskell
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Haskell, AR a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Haskell grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #11 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades B− for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Haskell, AR expensive?
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 B+.