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A city of 1,520 people in Arkansas
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Son of an illiterate sharecropper. He wants a high school education. Near Earle, Arkansas1936
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Son of an illiterate sharecropper. He wants a high school education. Near Earle, Arkansas, 1936

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About Earle

City in Arkansas, United States
1,831Population
3.2 sq miArea
207 ftElevation

Earle is a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,831.

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ZIP code72331
Area code870
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Housing in Earle

$70K▲ 2.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Earle home is worth about $70,000, up 2.6% in a year, 69% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Safety in Earle

C

Safety Grade C

Earle reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 55% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Earle 2.9
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Earle 11.6
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Earle

Compared with Arkansas

4better than AR·23worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 5 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Baptist Memorial Hospital-CrittendenWest Memphis · 17.8 mi · ER
Earle Family Health CenterEarle · 0.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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D−

School Grade D-

The public schools Earle’s kids attend trail 98% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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

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