Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mineral Springs’ best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for schools. The median household income is $52K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Mineral Springs. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 1 of Arkansas’ 182 towns do worse. Mineral Springs has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mineral Springs Waterworks. On the outdoors, just 8 of Arkansas’ 201 towns do worse. Mineral Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mineral Springs beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Memphis, Paris, and Gulf Depot| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Springs Elementary School | K–6 | 204 |
| Mineral Springs High School | 7–12 | 197 |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Mineral Springs is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 546 in 1880, a low of 278 in 1900, 1,085 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and a map from 1986 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mineral Springs, 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 Mineral Springs.
Its public schools are run by the Mineral Springs School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Springs Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 204 | C− |
| Mineral Springs High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 197 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
Mineral Springs beats the Arkansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 45% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Mineral Springs, above both Arkansas’ towns (39%) and U.S. towns (36%). 13% of Mineral Springs adults binge drink.
| Mineral Springs | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 39% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mineral Springs | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 7.4% | 8.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28% | 18.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Mineral Springs home is worth about $142,000, up 2.8% in a year, 37% below the Arkansas typical home. At $832 a month, Mineral Springs’ median rent is where Arkansas’ towns sit at $878 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
| Mineral Springs | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $832 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 60% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Mineral Springs for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Mineral Springs has lost 70 jobs, to 224 in 2023. The average trip to work in Mineral Springs is 21 minutes.
| Mineral Springs | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Mineral Springs since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mineral Springs has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Mineral Springs’ July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mineral Springs's reported crime rate is below Arkansas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 5 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Mineral Springs | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.8 per 1,000 residents | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.5 per 1,000 residents | 13.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Mineral Springs; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Mineral Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
1,208 counted in 2010 and 1,085 in 2020; an estimated 1,036 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
2 places in Mineral Springs on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Arkansas, United States
Mineral Springs is a city in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mineral Springs had a population of 1,085.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
2 notable people were born here, including Willie Davis and William T. Dillard.
