Leola’s midpoint rent is $725 a month, below both the Arkansas town median ($878 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 2.6%. 72% of households are owner-occupiers here.

$144KZillow home value

	Leola	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$725 a month	$878 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	72%	60%	73%

Typical home value

Leola$144K

Arkansas$224K

−2.6%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsDown 2.6% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.3 years of income Rents$725 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Leola, mostly inland flooding

Leola’s risk rating from FEMA is 70 of 100, against 66 of 100 in Arkansas’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. FEMA puts two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Leola once, in 2000.

70risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Leola Get ready1.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Leola

Leola’s midsummer high comes in at 93°F.

2″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–55°

Spring50–74°

Summer69–91°

Fall51–75°

Nov 2

typical first frost

Apr 2

typical last frost

+0.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 32°Rain & snow2″ of snow a winter · 56 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Leola sends most of its workers out of town

Most people who work leave Leola to do it: just 5% work in town. Since 2013, Leola has lost 31 jobs, to 165 in 2023. The typical household income for Leola comes to $44,000. The top destinations are Little Rock (24%), Sheridan (9%) and Bryant (5%).

5%work in town

	Leola	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	4.6%	22%	8%
Median household income	$44,000	$55,000	$80,000
Below the poverty line	15%	18%	9.6%
Average trip to work	25 minutes	21 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Leola5%

Little Rock24%

Sheridan9%

Bryant5%

Benton5%

33 mi

median commute distance

165

jobs based in Leola

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here165 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work5% work in Leola Commute times25 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 33 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Leola is

Leola: nearly a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress. Two figures for adults locally: 40% sleep under 7 hours, 33% get no exercise outside work.

	Leola	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	76%	78%	79%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	14%	12%	8.1%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	40%	39%	36%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	33%	34%	25%

32 measures vs. Arkansas

2 better29 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Leola	AR
Fewer adults who have had cancer	6.9%	8.2%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke	3.5%	4%
Fewer adults treating high blood pressure	73.8%	76.9%

Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County

17.2 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: primary care

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Everyday habitsMore binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby17.2 miles to an ER · Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County How adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than AR on 2 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

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Everything we know about Leola

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The big questions

HealthBetter than AR on 2 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$144K typical home · down 2.6% in a year Work & commute$44K median household income · 165 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 70% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions18 nearby · Garvan Woodland Gardens 32 mi LibraryGrant County Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1906 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 157 residents Climate93° summer highs · 2″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 72084 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Leola; the nearest are

Arkansas State University Three RiversCommunity college · Public · Malvern19.5 mi$3,788 in-state tuition Henderson State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Arkadelphia26.9 mi$8,244 in-state tuition

About 3 of every 100 Leola residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.

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About Leola

Town in Arkansas, United States

Leola is a town in Grant County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Leola had a population of 460. It is the southernmost municipality within the Central Arkansas region.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 0.9 sq mi
Elevation: 269 ft
ZIP code: 72084

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Homes in Leola are worth about $144K, by Zillow’s estimate