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DeWitt

A city of 2,933 people in Arkansas
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Conserved land3.1%59 of 1,908 acres
Trails1.2 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves120 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About DeWitt

City in Arkansas
3,056Population
3 sq miArea
190 ftElevation

DeWitt is the second largest city in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States, which also serves as the county seat of the southern district of Arkansas County. Population was 3,056 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is located on the Arkansas Grand Prairie, known for rice farming and duck hunting. DeWitt is home to the DeWitt School District and the DeWitt Municipal Airport.

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ZIP code72042
Area code870
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Housing in DeWitt

$132K▼ 1.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical DeWitt home is worth about $132,000, down 1.3% in a year, 42% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Safety in DeWitt

C

Safety Grade C

DeWitt reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 73% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 49% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
DeWitt 3.9
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
DeWitt 6.8
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
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B−

School Grade B-

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

#38Best public schoolsof 113 in AR
DistrictDEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools3

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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