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A city of 3,768 people in Arkansas
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Conserved land1.7%31 of 1,854 acres
Trails0.0 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves18 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Dumas

City in Arkansas, United States
4,001Population
3.2 sq miArea
164 ftElevation

Dumas ( DO-miss) is a city in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,001 at the 2020 census.

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Housing in Dumas

$110K▲ 2.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Dumas home is worth about $110,000, up 2.3% in a year, 52% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Safety in Dumas

D

Safety Grade D

Dumas reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Dumas 9.4
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Dumas 15.1
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Dumas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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