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About Searcy
City in Arkansas, United StatesSearcy ( SUR-see) is the largest city in and the county seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2024 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 23,997. It is the principal city of the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of White County. The city takes its name from Richard Searcy, a judge for the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory. A college town, Searcy is the home of Harding University and ASU-Searcy.
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Housing in Searcy
The typical Searcy home is worth about $223,000, up 5.1% in a year, close to the Arkansas typical home.
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Safety in Searcy
Safety Grade D
Searcy reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.
Health in Searcy
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 29 are too close to call.
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Schools in Searcy
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The public schools Searcy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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