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Robert Lee Hardy House
The Robert Lee Hardy House is a historic house at 207 South Main Street in Monticello, Arkansas. It was designed for Robert Lee Hardy, a prominent local lawyer, by Knoxville, Tennessee-based architect George Franklin Barber, and built c.
About Monticello
City in Arkansas, United StatesMonticello ( MON-tiss-EL-oh) is the county seat of Drew County, Arkansas. As of 2024, it had an estimated population of 8,185. Founded in 1849 in the Arkansas Timberlands near the Arkansas Delta region, the city has long been a commercial, cultural and educational hub for southeast Arkansas. With a historically agriculture- and silviculture-based economy, it has diversified to include growth from the medical sector and the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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Housing in Monticello
The typical Monticello home is worth about $166,000, about the same as a year ago, 27% below the Arkansas typical home.
Safety in Monticello
Safety Grade C-
Monticello reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 40% of towns.
Work & commute in Monticello
Full picture →46% of Monticello’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Little Rock (5%), Pine Bluff (4%) and Warren (4%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
Health in Monticello
Health Grade D
Healthier than 7% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 69% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Arkansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Monticello
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Monticello
Full climate →Monticello has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 34°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Monticello
All Monticello schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Monticello’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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.
Monticello is a college town
Colleges →of Monticello’s residents are enrolled in college. University of Arkansas at Monticello has about 2,003 students on campus.
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