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Nashville

A city of 4,063 people in Arkansas
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Conserved land1.5%54 of 3,520 acres
Trails1.5 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves113 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Nashville

City in Arkansas, United States
1835Established
4,153Population
5.6 sq miArea
381 ftElevation

Nashville is a city and the county seat of Howard County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Nashville had a population of 4,153. Nashville is situated at the base of the Ouachita foothills and was once a major center of the peach trade in southwest Arkansas. Today the land is mostly given over to cattle and chicken farming. The world's largest dinosaur trackway was discovered near the town in 1983.

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ZIP code71852
Area code870
Living in Nashville

Housing in Nashville

$186K▲ 1.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Nashville home is worth about $186,000, up 1.9% in a year, 18% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Safety in Nashville

C−

Safety Grade C-

Nashville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 38% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Nashville 2
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Nashville 24.6
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Nashville

D

Health Grade D

Healthier than 8% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 36% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Arkansas

11worse than AR

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Howard Memorial HospitalNashville · 1.8 mi · ER · rural critical access
Hope Family Practice CenterHope · 24.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Nashville · CMS · HRSAHealth in Nashville →

Schools in Nashville

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A−

School Grade A-

The public schools Nashville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#52Best public schoolsof 113 in AR
DistrictNASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools4

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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