Indian BayAR
A town in Arkansas.
Is Indian Bay a good place to live?
Only 10 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher January low than Indian Bay. We don’t grade Indian Bay yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Indian Bay: who provides what
Indian Bay is unincorporated, so Monroe County and regional agencies provide most services.
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The data
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Indian Bay faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Indian Bay, the FEMA risk score is 86 of 100, above both the Arkansas town median (66 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Federal disaster aid has reached households in Indian Bay once, in 2008. FEMA puts 44% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Indian Bay’s year
A winter brings about 1 inches of snow, with January nights at 34° and July afternoons at 91°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Indian Bay is
The share of adults in Indian Bay who say their health is fair or poor is 32%, against 25% in Arkansas’ towns and 19% across U.S. towns. Against the Arkansas average, Indian Bay comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 17. Just over one in ten adults binge drink in the town. Only 4 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Indian Bay.
| Indian Bay | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 54% | 41% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 19% |
| What stands out | Indian Bay | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.7% | 14.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 76.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.5% | 18.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Indian Bay
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Indian Bay; the nearest are
About Indian Bay
Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States
Indian Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Monroe County, Arkansas, United States, in the Arkansas Delta. Indian Bay is on the eastern bank of the White River, 4 miles (6 km) east of St. Charles. For purposes of the U.S. Census, Indian Bay is within Montgomery-Smalley Township. The Baytown Site, a Pre-Columbian Native American archaeological site, is located near Indian Bay. The community was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 15.
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- Elevation
- 154 ft
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Is Indian Bay, AR a good place to live?
We don’t grade Indian Bay yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Arkansas.