SummersAR
This town of 267 people was settled in 1882.
Is Summers a good place to live?
Of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Summers. Summers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
267 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Summers: who provides what
Summers is unincorporated, so Washington 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 Summers.
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Summers work out of town
The middle household income for Summers comes to $66,000, above Arkansas’ towns ($55,000) but below U.S. towns ($80,000). Half of commuters travel less than 20 miles. The top destinations are Fayetteville (29%), Prairie Grove (9%) and Bentonville (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Summers sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Arkansas or U.S. town
In Summers, just over one in ten adults binge drink, below both the Arkansas town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). Among adults here, 34% get no exercise outside work. CDC measures, 32 in all: Summers beats Arkansas on 6 and trails on 5. Two figures for adults locally: 18% report frequent physical distress, 44% have high blood pressure.
| Summers | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Summers | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.2% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Summers is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Summers’ natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 55 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 38% come from inland flooding and 23% from heat waves. One declared disaster, in 2011, has brought federal aid to Summers households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Summers. Close and well known come first.
31 mi MuseumCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art
18 mi Stadium & arenaDonald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
18 mi Stadium & arenaBud Walton Arena
19 mi State parkDevil's Den State Park
38 mi National Military ParkPea Ridge National Military Park132K visitors a year
17 mi MuseumArkansas Air & Military MuseumPhoto credits
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: Charvex, CC0 · Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium: Bobak at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Bud Walton Arena: ~ (The Rebel At) ~, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Den State Park: jaystout, CC BY 2.0 · Pea Ridge National Military Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arkansas Air & Military Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Summers
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Summers
About 0 of every 100 Summers residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
100% of working residents leave Summers for work
Where Summers’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Summers
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Summers, AR a good place to live?
Summers has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.