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Arkansas rankings · History

Most historic towns in Arkansas

Hot Springs ranks first on history among Arkansas’ 123 towns of 2,500+; 12 of the 123 grade A− or better on history nationally.

The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. How grades work

#1

Hot Springs

Garland County · 37,979 people
A

History grade, better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #90 of 123 in AR

#2

Nashville

Howard County · 3,945 people
A

History grade, better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #84 of 123 in AR

#3

Little Rock

Pulaski County · 206,427 people
A−

History grade, better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #91 of 123 in AR

All 123 towns

History grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 6 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

123 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1Hot SpringsGarland County · 37,979 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #90 of 123
2NashvilleHoward County · 3,945 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #84 of 123
3Little RockPulaski County · 206,427 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #91 of 123
4MariannaLee County · 3,253 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #123 of 123
5BatesvilleIndependence County · 11,860 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #71 of 123
6DardanelleYell County · 4,521 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #45 of 123
7ClintonVan Buren County · 2,511 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #70 of 123
8MonticelloDrew County · 8,269 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #104 of 123
9Pine BluffJefferson County · 38,213 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #117 of 123
10CamdenOuachita County · 10,127 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #111 of 123
11Fort SmithSebastian County · 90,855 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #78 of 123
12El DoradoUnion County · 16,609 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #88 of 123
13ClarksvilleJohnson County · 9,632 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #93 of 123
14ArkadelphiaClark County · 9,916 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #68 of 123
15WarrenBradley County · 5,146 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #97 of 123
16CharlestonFranklin County · 2,760 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #29 of 123
17OzarkFranklin County · 3,628 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #64 of 123
18ParisLogan County · 3,357 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #41 of 123
19HuntsvilleMadison County · 3,576 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #54 of 123
20WaldronScott County · 3,387 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #100 of 123
21Helena-West HelenaPhillips County · 8,216 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #120 of 123
22MenaPolk County · 5,607 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #36 of 123
23FayettevilleWashington County · 106,623 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 123
24MorriltonConway County · 7,195 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #85 of 123
25PocahontasRandolph County · 7,622 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #92 of 123
26AtkinsPope County · 2,868 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #37 of 123
27PrescottNevada County · 2,949 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #103 of 123
28BlythevilleMississippi County · 12,227 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #115 of 123
29SearcyWhite County · 24,351 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #76 of 123
30FordyceDallas County · 3,141 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #106 of 123
31LonokeLonoke County · 4,299 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #81 of 123
32BentonSaline County · 38,898 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #31 of 123
33HopeHempstead County · 8,445 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #112 of 123
34Siloam SpringsBenton County · 21,298 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #28 of 123
35BoonevilleLogan County · 3,836 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #65 of 123
36Van BurenCrawford County · 24,556 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #62 of 123
37BerryvilleCarroll County · 5,813 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #99 of 123
38PiggottClay County · 3,508 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #60 of 123
39DeWittArkansas County · 2,791 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #82 of 123
40North Little RockPulaski County · 65,120 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #102 of 123
41BentonvilleBenton County · 63,057 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #6 of 123
42HarrisonBoone County · 13,802 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #39 of 123
43MalvernHot Spring County · 11,144 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #80 of 123
44WynneCross County · 7,884 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #107 of 123
45AshdownLittle River County · 4,135 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #86 of 123
46Walnut RidgeLawrence County · 5,478 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #87 of 123
47StuttgartArkansas County · 7,525 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #110 of 123
48SpringdaleWashington County · 90,685 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #61 of 123
49McGeheeDesha County · 3,389 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #119 of 123
50MagnoliaColumbia County · 10,660 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #63 of 123
51GravetteBenton County · 3,889 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #15 of 123
52TexarkanaMiller County · 29,123 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #118 of 123
53Elm SpringsWashington County · 2,852 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #30 of 123
54Heber SpringsCleburne County · 7,323 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #66 of 123
55DumasDesha County · 3,476 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #121 of 123
56RussellvillePope County · 29,521 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #67 of 123
57SheridanGrant County · 5,406 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #51 of 123
58ConwayFaulkner County · 72,328 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #52 of 123
59OsceolaMississippi County · 6,450 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #113 of 123
60Prairie GroveWashington County · 8,998 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #21 of 123
61CorningClay County · 3,065 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #34 of 123
62MarionCrittenden County · 13,378 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #79 of 123
63ParagouldGreene County · 31,135 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #96 of 123
64De QueenSevier County · 6,045 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #47 of 123
65Bald KnobWhite County · 2,548 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #89 of 123
66Mountain HomeBaxter County · 13,373 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #74 of 123
67Lake CityCraighead County · 2,796 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #48 of 123
68NewportJackson County · 8,193 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #114 of 123
69Forrest CitySt. Francis County · 12,308 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #122 of 123
70Landmarkunincorporated, Pulaski County · 3,948 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #53 of 123
71RogersBenton County · 76,956 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #22 of 123
72Mountain ViewStone County · 2,940 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #72 of 123
73West MemphisCrittenden County · 23,336 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #105 of 123
74Pea RidgeBenton County · 11,233 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #16 of 123
75GreenwoodSebastian County · 9,793 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #12 of 123
76BeebeWhite County · 9,377 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #43 of 123
77Green ForestCarroll County · 3,246 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #69 of 123
78PottsvillePope County · 3,326 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #13 of 123
79GentryBenton County · 4,899 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #20 of 123
80JonesboroCraighead County · 83,296 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #109 of 123
81JohnsonWashington County · 3,684 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #17 of 123
82JacksonvillePulaski County · 29,460 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #108 of 123
83Hot Springs Villageunincorporated, Garland County · 16,327 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #50 of 123
84ElkinsWashington County · 4,184 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #10 of 123
85CrossettAshley County · 4,454 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #116 of 123
86WardLonoke County · 7,258 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #40 of 123
87LowellBenton County · 12,184 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #8 of 123
88TontitownWashington County · 8,046 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #18 of 123
89FarmingtonWashington County · 10,658 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #7 of 123
90HighfillBenton County · 3,676 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 123
91Cave SpringsBenton County · 6,701 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #5 of 123
92CabotLonoke County · 27,711 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #32 of 123
93GreenbrierFaulkner County · 6,645 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 123
94BryantSaline County · 22,815 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #14 of 123
95ManilaMississippi County · 3,773 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #44 of 123
96HoxieLawrence County · 2,568 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #95 of 123
97BrooklandCraighead County · 4,697 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #42 of 123
98TrumannPoinsett County · 7,527 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #98 of 123
99White HallJefferson County · 5,532 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #55 of 123
100AlmaCrawford County · 6,071 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #83 of 123
101Rockwellunincorporated, Garland County · 3,986 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #73 of 123
102BonoCraighead County · 2,858 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #77 of 123
103Bella VistaBenton County · 34,518 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #4 of 123
104LavacaSebastian County · 2,528 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #23 of 123
T105AlexanderSaline County · 3,801 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #59 of 123
T105AustinLonoke County · 4,017 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 123
T105BarlingSebastian County · 5,452 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #56 of 123
T105ViloniaFaulkner County · 4,894 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #25 of 123
109SherwoodPulaski County · 33,620 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #46 of 123
110Gibsonunincorporated, Pulaski County · 4,167 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #35 of 123
111HaskellSaline County · 4,362 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #11 of 123
112GosnellMississippi County · 2,663 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #49 of 123
113MaumellePulaski County · 19,780 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #24 of 123
114SouthsideIndependence County · 4,274 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #38 of 123
115Cherokee VillageSharp County · 4,981 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #58 of 123
116East Endunincorporated, Saline County · 6,912 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #57 of 123
117CentertonBenton County · 27,176 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 123
118Pineyunincorporated, Garland County · 4,458 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #75 of 123
119North Crossettunincorporated, Ashley County · 2,556 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #101 of 123
T120Horseshoe BendIzard County · 2,623 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D · #94 of 123
T120Salemunincorporated, Saline County · 2,642 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #1 of 123
122Little FlockBenton County · 3,039 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall B− · #27 of 123
123Shannon HillsSaline County · 4,829 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall B− · #33 of 123
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the most historic town in Arkansas?

Hot Springs (Garland County) ranks first on history among 123 towns, with an A; Nashville and Little Rock follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a history grade (123 in Arkansas). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Arkansas page.

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