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City in Arkansas, United StatesMount 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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Housing in Mount Ida
The typical Mount Ida home is worth about $244,000, up 6.1% in a year, 7% above the Arkansas typical home.
Schools in Mount Ida
All Mount Ida schools →School Grade B+
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.
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