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A city of 3,112 people in Arkansas

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Sports Illustrated · Sep 19, 2026

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About Green Forest

City in Arkansas, United States

2,972Population

2.3 sq miArea

1,339 ftElevation

Green Forest is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,972 at the 2020 census.

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#3Shortest commute in AR #19Cheapest rent in AR #21Most walkable in AR All AR rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code72638

Area code870

Living in Green Forest

Housing in Green Forest

$213K▲ 4.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Green Forest home is worth about $213,000, up 4.1% in a year, 6% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Safety in Green Forest

Safety Grade C

Green Forest reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 68% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 58% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Green Forest 3.4

Arkansas 5.4

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Green Forest 6.5

Arkansas 16.7

U.S. 15.5

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About one in 4 of Green Forest’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Berryville (21%), Harrison (8%) and Rogers (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Berryville

21%

Harrison

Rogers

Springdale

25%Work in townlive and work in Green Forest 10 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 2,552Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Green Forest

Health Grade D

Healthier than 9% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Arkansas

2better than AR·13worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▲ 1▼ 9 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 6▼ 1 close Mind 1▼ 4 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

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What stands out

6%Fewer adults who have had cancerAR 8.2% · better 24.9%Fewer adults with arthritisAR 28.5% · better 22.8%More uninsured adultsAR 11.3% · worse

Care nearby

Mercy Hospital BerryvilleBerryville · 6.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Boston Mountain Rural Health CenterGreen Forest · 1.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Green Forest

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🥶 Cold waves

0Does Green Forest flood?no paid flood claims on record 7Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Green Forest

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Climate in Green Forest

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Green Forest has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48° / 28°Winter

68° / 46°Spring

87° / 65°Summer

70° / 47°Fall

How much snow does Green Forest get?About 10 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 30, with the last in spring around Apr 3.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.5° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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School Grade C+

The public schools Green Forest’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#56Best public schoolsof 113 in AR

DistrictGREEN FOREST SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools3

Green Forest Elementary School AElementary · Grades PK–3 · 445 students Green Forest Intermed School C+Middle · Grades 4–8 · 551 students Green Forest High School C-High · Grades 9–12 · 429 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.