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A town of 1,649, settled in 1874. Public schools that outperform most of Arkansas.
The best of Tuckerman’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 3 of Arkansas’ 200 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 5 have a lower share of children under 18 than Tuckerman. Tuckerman Water Tower is on the National Register of Historic Places. Tuckerman has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Tuckerman beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Tuckerman Elementary School | PK–4 | 468 |
| Tuckerman High School | 8–12 | 288 |
Where Tuckerman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Tuckerman is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1935.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tuckerman, 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 Tuckerman.
19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Tuckerman, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 14%. 38% of Tuckerman adults get no exercise outside work. Tuckerman beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Tuckerman | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 19% |
| What stands out | Tuckerman | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 21.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.9% | 4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Jackson County School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckerman Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 468 | A |
| Tuckerman High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 288 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
The typical Tuckerman home is worth about $95,000, down 4.6% in a year, 58% below the Arkansas typical home. At $759 a month, Tuckerman’s median rent is against $878 a month in Arkansas’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Tuckerman | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $759 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 60% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Tuckerman.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Tuckerman for work: only 9% work in town. The median household income in Tuckerman is $45,000. Since 2013, Tuckerman has lost 43 jobs, to 251 in 2023.
| Tuckerman | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $45,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.5% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tuckerman has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Tuckerman’s July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuckerman City Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tuckerman
About 4 of every 100 Tuckerman residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
City in Arkansas, United States
Tuckerman is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tuckerman had a population of 1,707.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Arkansas.
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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Jim Barnes and Bobby Winkles.