The First United Methodist Church, originally the Booneville Methodist Episcopal Church South, is a historic church building at 355 North Broadway Avenue in Booneville, Arkansas.

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About Booneville

City in Arkansas, United States

1878Established

3,809Population

3.9 sq miArea

502 ftElevation

Booneville is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States and the county seat of its southern district. Located in the Arkansas River Valley between the Ouachita and Ozark Mountains, the city is one of the oldest in western Arkansas. The city's economy was first based upon the railroad and Arkansas State Tuberculosis Sanatorium. It has developed a diverse economy of small businesses and light industry. Booneville's population was 3,809 at the 2020 census. Booneville supports a community center, a senior-citizens center, a community hospital, a municipal airport, and new school facilities. Hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, and other outdoors activities are readily available in nearby na…

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How Booneville ranks

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#4Closest to a top hospital in AR #24Most walkable in AR #25Most affordable in AR All AR rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code72927

Area code479

Living in Booneville

Housing in Booneville

$110K▼ 14.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Booneville home is worth about $110,000, down 14.3% in a year, 52% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Safety in Booneville

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Safety Grade C-

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

Violent crime per 1,000

Booneville 5.8

Arkansas 5.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Booneville 22.1

Arkansas 16.7

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Booneville

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Most working residents leave Booneville for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Smith (19%), Paris (5%) and Russellville (3%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Fort Smith

19%

Paris

Russellville

Little Rock

19%Work in townlive and work in Booneville 28 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 1,145Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Booneville

Health Grade D

Healthier than 7% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Arkansas

9worse than AR

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.

Conditions 5▼ 7 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

28.8%More older adults who have lost all their teethAR 18.6% · worse 11.5%More adults with COPDAR 8.6% · worse 20%More smokersAR 15.8% · worse

Care nearby

Mercy Hospital BoonevilleBooneville · 1.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

River Valley Primary Care ServicesRatcliff · 11.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Booneville

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🌡️ Heat waves

2Does Booneville flood?paid flood claims since 2009 5Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Booneville

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Climate in Booneville

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Booneville has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

53° / 31°Winter

72° / 49°Spring

91° / 68°Summer

74° / 50°Fall

How much snow does Booneville get?About 3 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 1, with the last in spring around Apr 4.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.6° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Booneville

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School Grade B-

The public schools Booneville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictBOONEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools3

Booneville Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 791 students Booneville Jr. High School C+Middle · Grades 7–9 · 299 students Booneville High School B-High · Grades 10–12 · 265 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.