LandmarkAR
A town of 3,948.
Is Landmark a good place to live?
Landmark gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $157K, 2.3 years of the Little Rock metro’s $67K median household income. It grades C overall, 53rd of 123 graded towns in Arkansas. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 97% of the country. 41% of residents live below the poverty line in Landmark, above both the Arkansas town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 11 of Arkansas’ 201 towns do worse.
98% of working residents leave Landmark for work
Where Landmark’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Landmark grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Landmark is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Landmark. Close and well known come first.
9 mi National Historic SiteLittle Rock Central High School National Historic Site49K visitors a year
10 mi MuseumClinton Presidential Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Arena9 mi Zoo & aquariumLittle Rock Zoo9 mi MuseumArkansas Museum of Fine Arts
9 mi MuseumTower Building of the Little Rock ArsenalPhoto 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 · Simmons Bank Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal: L. Allen Brewer, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Landmark: who provides what
Landmark is unincorporated, so Pulaski 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 Landmark.
Landmark has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Arkansas rate and has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
For health, Landmark earns a D−
49% of Landmark adults have high blood pressure. Landmark beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 39% of Landmark adults get no exercise outside work.
| Landmark | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Landmark | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.8% | 18.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.7% | 4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Landmark’s schools trail 56% of Arkansas districts
Its public schools are run by the Pulaski County Special School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 301 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
The average trip to work in Landmark is longer than in most of Arkansas or the rest of the country
Jobs based here fell from 633 in 2013 to 449. The average commute for its 1,234 working residents takes 30.4 minutes, against 22.5 across Arkansas.
The average trip to work in Landmark is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Landmark fell to 449 in 2023, 184 fewer than in 2013. 2.1% of working residents work locally in Landmark.
| Landmark | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Landmark
Landmark has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Landmark’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Landmark sells for about $185K
At 2.3 years of the Little Rock metro’s $67K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 85% of Arkansas towns; that ratio is one input to its A+ for cost of living.
Among 123 Arkansas towns, just 6 have a higher share of households owning their home than Landmark.
| Landmark | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $778 a month | $880 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Tornadoes leads a moderate hazard risk in Landmark
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 2010, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Landmark.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Landmark
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Landmark
About 3 of every 100 Landmark residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
About Landmark
CDP in Arkansas, United States
Landmark (formerly known as Parkers-Iron Springs) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,585. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 9.3 sq mi
- Area code
- 501
Landmark’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Landmark.
Landmark and East End report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Landmark with a neighbor →
Questions about Landmark
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Landmark, AR a good place to live?
Landmark grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #53 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Landmark, AR expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $157,000, 30% 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+.