Humid subtropical
Mountain Home, Arkansas
Baxter County, Arkansas · Population 13k · 820 ft elevation
Living in Mountain Home
Mountain Home has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 66 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Mountain Home at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 820 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,873 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 222th percentile
- Median home value
- $160k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $857/mo19th percentile
- Median household income
- $42k6th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 11 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 356 per 100k77th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,285 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 26°F | 3.3″ | 1.9″ | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 29°F | 3.3″ | 2.6″ | 160 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 37°F | 5.0″ | 2.0″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 46°F | 5.6″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 56°F | 5.7″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 3.9″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 4.2″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 67°F | 3.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 60°F | 3.7″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 48°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 228 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 37°F | 4.8″ | — | 193 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 29°F | 3.8″ | 1.2″ | 168 hrs |
Near Mountain Home
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology