ARMap-doton-Salesville, 2005
Salesville’s story
Salesville in pictures
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A town of 524.
Population
524
2025 Census estimate · +10.8% since 2020
Median home value
$116K
Census ACS
Household income
$39K
median
Median age
50.0
years
Jobs based here
32
A commuter town
Is Salesville a good place to live?
Salesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
524 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
NorforkBriarcliffSalesville
Nearby attractions
All 2 attractions →Buffalo National River and 1 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Salesville. Close and well known come first.
9 mi
20 miSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Buffalo National River: Mattsrealm, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blanchard Springs Caverns: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Salesville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Salesville, and how to reach them.
PowerEntergy Arkansas13.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSalesville Community Water Association1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Salesville’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personArkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBaxter County ClerkBaxter County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2015
ZIP code7265372653 100%Census 2020
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 Salesville.
Natural hazards
Top of a very high hazard risk in Salesville: inland flooding
Compared with 85% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Salesville is higher. Since 2008, Salesville has seen 10 flood insurance claims paid out. 53% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 16%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Salesville after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesIce storms
10
paid flood claims since 2008
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Salesville than in most of Arkansas or the rest of the country
Just over a fifth of Salesville residents live below the poverty line, above both Arkansas’ towns (18%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs in the town fell by 200 from 2013 to 2023, to 32. In Salesville, the mean commuting time is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Mountain Home (29%), Little Rock (6%) and Norfork (4%).
1%work in town
| Salesville | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Salesville1%
Mountain Home29%
Little Rock6%
Norfork4%
Calico Rock4%
10 mi
median commute distance
32
jobs based in Salesville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–50°
Spring46–70°
Summer65–89°
Fall47–72°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Salesville is
In Salesville, 15% of adults worry about having enough food. 13% of Salesville adults binge drink, against 15% in Arkansas’ towns and 16% across U.S. towns.
| Salesville | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
32 measures vs. Arkansas
4 better21 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Salesville | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.1% | 14.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.2% |
Baxter Health
9.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Salesville
1.1 miles of trail. Salesville’s trail network density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
0.1%conserved
| Salesville | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
0.1%
conserved · 4 of 2,876 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Salesville
17pages on Salesville
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Salesville
About 3 of every 100 Salesville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Salesville for work
Where Salesville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
32jobs based in Salesville
1%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Salesville
City in Arkansas, United States
Salesville is a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Salesville had a population of 473.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 676 ft
- Area code
- 870
Questions about Salesville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salesville, AR a good place to live?
Salesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.