KiblerAR
A town of 1,029, settled in 1963.
Is Kibler a good place to live?
The best of Kibler’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 2 of Arkansas’ 200 towns score lower on walkability. Kibler's public schools beat 71% of Arkansas towns on state tests and graduation. Only 2 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher July high than Kibler. Only 4 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score lower on the outdoors. Kibler has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,029 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Kibler grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Kibler is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Kibler: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kibler, 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 Kibler.
On CDC estimates, Kibler is less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
Kibler beats the Arkansas average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 44% of Kibler adults have high blood pressure, above both the Arkansas town median (41%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Kibler.
| Kibler | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 25% | 19% |
| What stands out | Kibler | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 14.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Kibler’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Kibler for work: only 1% work in town. At 30 minutes, Kibler’s average trip to work is above both Arkansas’ towns (21 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Kibler fell to 59 in 2023, 28 fewer than in 2013.
| Kibler | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.5% | 18% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Kibler
Kibler has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 29° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Kibler
Kibler's reported crime rate is below Arkansas's. Kibler’s violent crime rate is 5.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Kibler | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 5.7 per 1,000 residents | 4.2 | 1.7 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 9.6 per 1,000 residents | 17.5 | 11.5 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Kibler
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Kibler sells for about $40K
81% of Kibler households own their home.
| Kibler | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $807 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Spiro Mounds and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kibler. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Ancient siteSpiro Mounds
38 mi MountainMount Magazine
11 mi National Historic SiteFort Smith National Historic Site107K visitors a year
17 mi National forestOzark–St. Francis National Forest
25 mi State parkDevil's Den State Park
11 mi MuseumFort Smith Trolley MuseumPhoto credits
Spiro Mounds: Herb Roe Original uploader was Heironymous Rowe at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Magazine: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Smith National Historic Site: Photolitherland (talk) Chris Litherland, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ozark–St. Francis National Forest: Paul A. Mistretta, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0 us · Devil's Den State Park: jaystout, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Smith Trolley Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Kibler
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Kibler
About 1 of every 100 Kibler residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
99% of working residents leave Kibler for work
Where Kibler’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kibler
City in Arkansas, United States
Kibler is a city in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Kibler had a population of 1,005.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1963
- Area
- 4.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 436 ft
Questions about Kibler
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kibler, AR expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $210,000, 6% 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 A−.