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Gurdon

A city of 1,625 people in Arkansas
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Conserved land0%none recorded
Trails1.6 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
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About Gurdon

City in Arkansas, United States
1,840Population
2.5 sq miArea
203 ftElevation

Gurdon is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,840 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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ZIP code71743
Area code870
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Housing in Gurdon

$150K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $150,000 in May 2026.

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Safety in Gurdon

C+

Safety Grade C+

Gurdon reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 63% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Gurdon 2.7
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Gurdon 7.7
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Gurdon

Compared with Arkansas

1better than AR·8worse

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

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Care nearby

Baptist Health Medical Center-ArkadelphiaArkadelphia · 14.9 mi · ER · rural critical access
Hci-Arkadelphia ClinicArkadelphia · 14.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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C−

School Grade C-

The public schools Gurdon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 81% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictGURDON SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools2

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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