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A town of 33,620, settled in 1948.
Sherwood gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $239K, 3.6 years of the Little Rock metro’s $67K median household income. It grades C overall, 46th among Arkansas's 123 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its police reported 204 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 87% of U.S. towns, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 74% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Sherwood’s violent crime rate is 6.1 per 1,000 residents, above both the Arkansas town median (3.6) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). Sherwood has 2 places on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is Sherwood Forest, at 110 acres.
29,523 counted in 2010 and 32,731 in 2020; an estimated 33,620 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Sherwood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 717 in 1950, 32,731 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 6 maps from 1935 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sherwood. Close and well known come first.
10 mi National Historic SiteLittle Rock Central High School National Historic Site49K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumClinton Presidential Center
8 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Arena10 mi Zoo & aquariumLittle Rock Zoo9 mi MuseumArkansas Museum of Fine Arts
8 mi MuseumArkansas Inland Maritime MuseumLittle Rock Central High School National Historic Site: Adam Jones, Ph.D., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clinton Presidential Center: Archipreneur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simmons Bank Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum: Jkmattson, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sherwood, 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 Sherwood.
Sherwood fares better on crime within Arkansas than nationally and looks healthier within Arkansas than nationally, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
At 44.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 71% of Arkansas’s graded towns.
Sherwood’s property crime rate is 19.5 per 1,000 residents. Sherwood reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Pulaski County Special School District. Three of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Hills Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–7 | Grades 6–7 | 772 | C |
| Sylvan Hills High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,120 | C− |
| Lisa Academy North Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 353 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
| Sherwood | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sylvan Hills Sports Complex | 1.8 mi | 70 |
| 2. Sherwood Forest | 0.1 mi | 110 |
| 3. Henson Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Sherwood for work: only 8% work in town. 9% of Sherwood residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Sherwood grew to 9,018 in 2023, 618 more than in 2013.
| Sherwood | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 13% | 6.1% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.1% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
166 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 36 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1978, 166 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sherwood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sherwood has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Sherwood is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Sherwood home is worth about $239,000, up 4.3% in a year, 6% above the Arkansas typical home.
| Sherwood | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 71% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,101 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Arkansas it is healthier than 82% of the 123 graded towns: much of Arkansas scores lower on these measures.
Sherwood beats the Arkansas average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of adults report frequent physical distress in Sherwood. Among 123 Arkansas towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Sherwood.
| Sherwood | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Sherwood | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 18.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.5% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Sherwood
About 5 of every 100 Sherwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
Where Sherwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Sherwood on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Arkansas, United States
Sherwood is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 32,731, making it the 13th most populous city in Arkansas. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area with 699,757 people according to the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Sherwood.
| Town | AR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood | #46 | C | B | D | C+ | B− |
| North Little Rock | #102 | D− | B− | D− | C | D |
| Jacksonville | #108 | D− | B+ | D− | D | C− |
| Gibson | #35 | C+ | A− | — | C+ | B |
| McAlmont | — | — | C | — | C | D |
McAlmont has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Gibson and McAlmont report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sherwood with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sherwood grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #46 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades B− for health, D for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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