Beebe, AR: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Beebe is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 9,092 at the 2024 Census Bureau estimate, making it the second most populous in the county. The city is home to Arkansas State University-Beebe. ASU-Beebe also has branch campuses in Heber Springs and Searcy and at Little Rock Air Force Base.

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How Beebe ranks

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#20Most new homes in AR #29Fastest growing in AR #37Lowest property tax in AR All AR rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code72012

Area code501

Living in Beebe

Housing in Beebe

$214K▲ 1.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Beebe home is worth about $214,000, up 1.9% in a year, 6% below the Arkansas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market63

Sale-to-list100.8%

Sold in May20

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Safety in Beebe

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Beebe reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Beebe 5.2

Arkansas 5.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Beebe 15.4

Arkansas 16.7

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Beebe

Compared with Arkansas

4better than AR·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 27 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▲ 8 close Habits all close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

11%Fewer adults with diabetesAR 13.3% · better 6.8%Fewer adults with heart diseaseAR 7.7% · better 82%Fewer adults getting cholesterol checkedAR 84.8% · worse

Care nearby

White County Medical CenterSearcy · 16.9 mi · ER

Arcare Cabot AdminCabot · 9.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Beebe · CMS · HRSAHealth in Beebe →

Schools in Beebe

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School Grade B-

The public schools Beebe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#43Best public schoolsof 113 in AR

DistrictBEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools6

Beebe Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades 2–4 · 904 students Beebe Early ChildhoodElementary · Grades K–1 · 439 students Beebe Middle School B-Middle · Grades 5–6 · 509 students Beebe Junior High School A-Middle · Grades 7–8 · 491 students Beebe High School B-High · Grades 9–12 · 1,049 students Lighthouse Christian AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 28 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Beebe is

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Locator map of Beebe — Wikimedia Commons · Map: Arkyan · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby towns

McRae5 mi Ward5 mi Austin7 mi Garner8 mi Cabot10 mi Higginson14 mi Griffithville15 mi Searcy15 mi Mount Vernon16 mi Kensett17 mi

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