A town of 1,376, settled in 1890. Healthier than 90% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Mount Ida does most differently from other towns.
2009 · Arrowhead Crystal mineIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Ida. Another town gets a different order.
Mount Ida beats the Arkansas average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| What stands out | Mount Ida | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.8% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.8% | 14.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 12.3% | 7.7% |
The public schools Mount Ida’s kids attend outperform 71% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ida High School | 7–12 | 202 | B− |
Mount Ida has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
About one in 5 of Mount Ida’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Hot Springs (14%), Little Rock (6%) and Glenwood (2%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
The typical Mount Ida home is worth about $244,000, up 6.1% in a year, 7% above the Arkansas typical home.
13 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Mount Ida on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Arkansas, United States
Mount Ida is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1842, the city saw a silver boom in the 1880s bring early prosperity and economic development to the area. Today, the economy is largely ranching, poultry farming, silviculture, and tourism around Lake Ouachita. It is known as the quartz crystal capital of the U.S. and is known worldwide for its quartz deposits. The population was 996 as of the 2020 census.
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