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Good value, with catches elsewhere. Its best grade is for cost of living (A−) — a typical home costs about $285K, 3.5 years of the Fayetteville metro’s $82K median household income. Taken together, its subjects give Siloam Springs a B− overall, better than half of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 28th of 123 in Arkansas. Safety is its weak spot — it reports more crime per resident than 76% of U.S. towns, including 89 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Its National Register listings include Siloam Springs City Park and Norwood School. The town is home to John Brown University. Only 20 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score higher on hazard risk.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FBI crime data, 2025 · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Siloam Springs beats most towns.
Simon Sager Cabin
Census counts: 95 in 1880, 17,287 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1984 and 4 maps from 1899 on.
23 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Siloam Springs is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Siloam 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 Siloam Springs.
Siloam Springs looks healthier within Arkansas than nationally, has seen reported crime fall by a third or more and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Arkansas.
Reported crimes fell from 465 to 278 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Within Arkansas, it does better than 52% of towns. Siloam Springs’ violent crime rate stands at 4.3 per 1,000 residents, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 3.6 and U.S. towns at 1.6. In Siloam Springs, the property offense rate is 9.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Siloam Springs | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.3 per 1,000 residents | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.1 per 1,000 residents | 13.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Two of the 7 schools are below, and why each made the list. The Siloam Springs School District runs its public schools. Public school enrollment in the town: 3,227 students across 5 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siloam Springs Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 743 | B+ |
| Siloam Springs High School Conversion CharterLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,475 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
Home values are up 2.1% over the year to September 2026. Siloam Springs: nearly three in five households own their home, close to Arkansas’ towns (60%) and below U.S. towns (73%). A home in Siloam Springs typically sold within 36 days of listing.
| Siloam Springs | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,003 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Fayetteville Drake Fld weather station, 23 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 188 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 87% of Arkansas places with climate records. The Fayetteville Drake Fld weather station, 23 miles away, records that about 41 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 88% of Arkansas places with climate records.
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 90° on a July afternoon, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 11% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (22% statewide). Siloam Springs is growing: up 22% since 2020, to 21,298 residents (2025 estimate). In Siloam Springs, the median age is 32.3 years. 28% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 26% across Arkansas.
| Siloam Springs | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 32.3 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 20% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.2 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Siloam Springs | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.8% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18.7% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.9% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.4% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.6% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Jobs in Siloam Springs grew by 1,569 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 9,217. One in 3 of the town’s working residents works locally. The top destinations are Gentry (9%), Springdale (9%) and Fayetteville (9%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles.
| Siloam Springs | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 31% | 21% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.4% | 6.1% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Arkansas it is healthier than 72% of the 123 graded towns: much of Arkansas scores lower on these measures.
In Siloam Springs, 11% of adults have diabetes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Siloam Springs is ahead of Arkansas on 9 and behind on 3.
| Siloam Springs | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 41% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Siloam Springs | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3% | 4% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.9% | 7.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.2% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Federal aid has come to Siloam Springs households in 9 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024. Compared with just over three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. The national flood insurance program has paid 14 claims in the town since 1984. Expected losses in Siloam Springs break down as 46% from inland flooding and 14% from ice storms.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walkers can cover 2.0 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is City Lake Park, at 113 acres. Siloam Springs’ trail network density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Siloam Springs | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. La-Z-Boy Ball Parks | 0.4 mi | 34 |
| 2. Bob Henry Park | 0.4 mi | 14 |
| 3. City Lake Park | 0.3 mi | 113 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Siloam Springs
About 10 of every 100 Siloam Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
23 places in Siloam Springs on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Siloam Springs.
City in the United States
Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States, and located on the western edge of the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 17,287. The community was founded in 1882 and was characterized by the purported healing powers of the spring water feeding Sager Creek and trading with nearby Native American tribes. The city shares a border on the Arkansas–Oklahoma state line with the city of West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma, which is within the Cherokee Nation territory. It is home of John Brown University.
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One town shares a border with Siloam Springs.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Siloam Springs grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #28 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades C+ for health, C− for safety and B for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Within Arkansas, it does better than 52% of towns.
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−.
4 notable people were born here, including C. G. Maxwell and Ray Powell.
