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Lonoke grades D overall, 81st among Arkansas's 123 graded towns, mostly because of safety and incomes. It reports more crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, including 9 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. The median household income is $48K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. What it does well: a typical home costs about $204K, 3 years of the Little Rock metro’s $67K median household income. Its National Register listings include Eagle House and Shull House. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The biggest park or preserve is Lonke Municipal Ballpark, at 29 acres.
Where Lonoke beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Thomas Sloan Boyd House
Census counts: 659 in 1880, 4,276 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 3 maps from 1940 on.
19 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Lonoke is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for safety (better than 10%), so the D overall blends very different results.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Lonoke, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Lonoke.
Lonoke trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, fares better on crime within Arkansas than nationally and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
At 50.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 73% of Arkansas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 182 to 84 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
At 17.5 per 1,000 residents, Lonoke’s property crime rate is above both Arkansas’ towns (13.5) and U.S. towns (9.9). Lonoke reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less. The violent crime rate in Lonoke is 2.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Lonoke | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.5 per 1,000 residents | 13.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 3.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Lonoke School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lonoke High School, with 484 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonoke Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 370 | C+ |
| Lonoke High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 484 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
Against the 4,846 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lonoke’s, it is less healthy than 58%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income. Within Arkansas it is less healthy than 56% of the 123 graded towns: much of Arkansas scores lower on these measures.
44% of adults have high blood pressure in Lonoke, above both the Arkansas town median (41%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 36% of Lonoke adults get no exercise outside work. Lonoke beats the Arkansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Lonoke | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lonoke | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 18.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lonoke.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Keo weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 53 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 78% of Arkansas places with climate records.
Lonoke has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Lonoke’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lonoke has about as many jobs (1,657) as working residents, but only 254 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Lonoke for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Little Rock (25%), North Little Rock (10%) and Carlisle (3%).
| Lonoke | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes are within reach (about $204K for the typical one, A+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 20 miles.
Typical home values rose 5.4% in the year to September 2026. 76% of households own their home in Lonoke.
| Lonoke | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $757 a month | $880 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Lonoke | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lonke Municipal Ballpark | — | 29 |
| 2. Lonoke City Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Waggoner Memorial Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Lonoke; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Lonoke residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
19 places in Lonoke on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Lonoke.
City in Arkansas, United States
Lonoke () is the third most populous city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States, and serves as its county seat. As of the 2020 census, Lonoke had a population of 4,276. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lonoke grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #81 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades D for health, D for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
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 A+.
9 notable people were born here, including Ed Hamm and Joseph Taylor Robinson.
