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About Kensett
City in Arkansas, United StatesKensett is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Located adjacent to the east side of Searcy, the city is the hometown of noted legislator Wilbur D. Mills, who was influential throughout the 1960s and 1970s in the United States House of Representatives. Allen Edge is the current mayor. As of the 2020 census, Kensett had a population of 1,400. Many companies have moved to Kensett to support the natural gas industry. Kensett is a center for landscaping and nursery activity. Double Springs sod farm is located in or near Kensett. There are several restaurants, and Kensett has the lowest sales tax rate in White County.
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Housing in Kensett
The median sale price was $93,000 in April 2026.
Safety in Kensett
Safety Grade C
Kensett reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 70% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 54% of towns.
Schools in Kensett
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The public schools Kensett’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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