The Town Files

The 11 Quietest Small Towns in Arkansas

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 82 towns of 500–10,000 people in Arkansas. #1 is Holiday Island, AR.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 11 Quietest Small Towns in Arkansas1. Holiday Island96th pct2. Ashdown83rd pct3. Mountain View82nd pct4. Clinton82nd pct5. DeWitt80th pct6. Haskell74th pct7. Cherokee Village69th pct8. Crossett66th pct9. Gentry62nd pct10. Mena61st pct11. Atkins61st pct
  1. 11Atkins, Arkansas

    Quieter than 61% of Arkansas towns

    Atkins is a city of 2,859 people in Pope County, Arkansas. It also ranks more walkable than 81% of Arkansas towns.

    2,859 people · Pope County · median home $124,400 · income $61,908 · Jan low 30°F · 3 in snow

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    Atkins lifestyle rankingsQuiet61th pctRetirement36th pctFamilies52th pctWalkability81th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.
  2. 10Mena, Arkansas

    Quieter than 61% of Arkansas towns

    Mena is a city of 5,589 people in Polk County, Arkansas. It also ranks better for cycling than 96% of Arkansas towns and more walkable than 90% of Arkansas towns.

    5,589 people · Polk County · median home $132,900 · income $47,428 · Jan low 28°F · 4 in snow

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    Mena lifestyle rankingsQuiet61th pctRetirement74th pctFamilies45th pctWalkability90th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.
  3. 9Gentry, Arkansas

    Quieter than 62% of Arkansas towns

    Gentry is a city of 3,790 people in Benton County, Arkansas. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 96% of Arkansas towns and better for families than 85% of Arkansas towns.

    3,790 people · Benton County · median home $186,100 · income $69,779 · Jan low 27°F · 11 in snow

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    Gentry lifestyle rankingsQuiet62th pctRetirement75th pctFamilies85th pctWalkability72th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.
  4. 8Crossett, Arkansas

    Quieter than 66% of Arkansas towns

    Crossett is a city of 4,822 people in Ashley County, Arkansas. It also ranks better for cycling than 97% of Arkansas towns and better for retirees than 87% of Arkansas towns.

    4,822 people · Ashley County · median home $114,600 · income $44,672 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

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    Crossett lifestyle rankingsQuiet66th pctRetirement87th pctFamilies11th pctWalkability86th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.
  5. 7Cherokee Village, Arkansas

    Quieter than 69% of Arkansas towns

    Cherokee Village is a city of 4,780 people in Sharp County, Arkansas. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 97% of Arkansas towns and better for a vacation home than 87% of Arkansas towns.

    4,780 people · Sharp County · median home $94,600 · income $37,326 · Jan low 26°F · 7 in snow

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    Cherokee Village lifestyle rankingsQuiet69th pctRetirement68th pctFamilies79th pctWalkability26th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.
  6. 6Haskell, Arkansas

    Quieter than 74% of Arkansas towns

    Haskell is a city of 3,956 people in Saline County, Arkansas. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 94% of Arkansas towns and better transit than 92% of Arkansas towns.

    3,956 people · Saline County · median home $160,600 · income $85,758 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

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    Haskell lifestyle rankingsQuiet74th pctRetirement43th pctFamilies91th pctWalkability42th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.
  7. 5DeWitt, Arkansas

    Quieter than 80% of Arkansas towns

    DeWitt is a city of 3,056 people in Arkansas County, Arkansas. It also ranks easier by car than 72% of Arkansas towns.

    3,056 people · Arkansas County · median home $75,700 · income $47,798 · Jan low 33°F · 2 in snow

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    DeWitt lifestyle rankingsQuiet80th pctRetirement45th pctFamilies34th pctWalkability40th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.
  8. 4Clinton, Arkansas

    Quieter than 82% of Arkansas towns

    Clinton is a city of 2,509 people in Van Buren County, Arkansas. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 89% of Arkansas towns.

    2,509 people · Van Buren County · median home $126,800 · income $42,946 · Jan low 24°F · 3 in snow

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    Clinton lifestyle rankingsQuiet82th pctRetirement67th pctFamilies46th pctWalkability25th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.
  9. 3Mountain View, Arkansas

    Quieter than 82% of Arkansas towns

    Mountain View is a city of 2,877 people in Stone County, Arkansas. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 93% of Arkansas towns and better for retirees than 88% of Arkansas towns.

    2,877 people · Stone County · median home $203,900 · income $29,172 · Jan low 28°F · 5 in snow

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    Mountain View lifestyle rankingsQuiet82th pctRetirement88th pctFamilies27th pctWalkability46th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.
  10. 2Ashdown, Arkansas

    Quieter than 83% of Arkansas towns

    Ashdown is a city of 4,261 people in Little River County, Arkansas. It also ranks better for cycling than 100% of Arkansas towns and more upscale than 78% of Arkansas towns.

    4,261 people · Little River County · median home $139,800 · income $55,625 · Jan low 32°F · 2 in snow

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    Ashdown lifestyle rankingsQuiet83th pctRetirement49th pctFamilies44th pctWalkability59th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.
  11. 1Holiday Island, Arkansas

    Quieter than 96% of Arkansas towns

    Holiday Island is a city of 2,533 people in Carroll County, Arkansas. It also ranks better for retirees than 100% of Arkansas towns and hipper than 98% of Arkansas towns.

    2,533 people · Carroll County · median home $227,100 · income $53,391 · Jan low 23°F

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    Holiday Island lifestyle rankingsQuiet96th pctRetirement100th pctFamilies65th pctWalkability51th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Arkansas towns.

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Arkansas towns0255075100$70K$160K$250K$340K$431KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 11 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Arkansas.

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Methodology. We ranked 82 towns of 500–10,000 people in Arkansas (2020 Census population). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: