Prairie CreekAR
A town of 2,493.
Is Prairie Creek a good place to live?
Prairie Creek’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. 21% of the land in Prairie Creek is conserved, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 0.8% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Prairie Creek has 6 places on the National Register. Only 8 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score higher on the outdoors. Prairie Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
96% of working residents leave Prairie Creek for work
Where Prairie Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Prairie Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Prairie Creek is from typical.
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prairie Creek. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art
19 mi Stadium & arenaDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
19 mi LandmarkChrist of the Ozarks
6 mi National Military ParkPea Ridge National Military Park132K visitors a year
20 mi Stadium & arenaBud Walton Arena
39 mi State parkDevil's Den State ParkPhoto credits
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: Charvex, CC0 · Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium: Bobak at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Christ of the Ozarks: Bobak Ha'Eri, Public domain · Pea Ridge National Military Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bud Walton Arena: ~ (The Rebel At) ~, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Den State Park: jaystout, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Prairie Creek: who provides what
Prairie Creek is unincorporated, so Benton 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 Prairie Creek.
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Prairie Creek’s workers commute out
Jobs based in Prairie Creek grew to 458 in 2023, 255 more than in 2013. Most working residents leave Prairie Creek for work: only 4% work in town. The median household income here is $93,000. The share of residents in Prairie Creek who live below the poverty line is 12%, below Arkansas’ towns (18%) but above U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Prairie Creek | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Prairie Creek, 20.6% of the land is conserved
Across 1 park or preserve: 1.6 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Prairie Creek Park & Campgrounds, at 161 acres. Its density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prairie Creek Park & Campgrounds | — | 161 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Prairie Creek, expect four seasons and hot summers
The peak summer temperature for Prairie Creek comes to 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in Prairie Creek, mostly inland flooding
Only 6 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower natural-hazard score from FEMA than Prairie Creek. Just over half of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by ice storms at 15%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Prairie Creek trails 61% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Prairie Creek, 14% binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Prairie Creek beats the Arkansas average on 11 and trails it on 1. Only 3 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Prairie Creek. Two figures for adults in the town: 82% had a checkup this year, 34% sleep under 7 hours.
| Prairie Creek | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Prairie Creek | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 14.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13% | 18.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Prairie Creek sell for about $685K
On the market in Prairie Creek: a median 263 days to sell. Prairie Creek: nearly four in five households are owner-occupiers. In Prairie Creek, the typical sale closed at 98.4% of the list price.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Prairie Creek
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Prairie Creek
About 3 of every 100 Prairie Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
Questions about Prairie Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Prairie Creek, AR expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $423,000, 89% above 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−.