SwiftonAR
A town of 1,101. A typical home worth about $84K.
What makes Swifton stand out
The 3 things Swifton does most differently from other towns.
1,101 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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A typical Swifton home is worth about $84K
The typical Swifton home is worth about $84,000, down 11.3% in a year, 63% below the Arkansas typical home.
Typical home value
Healthier than 4% of U.S. towns
Swifton beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| What stands out | Swifton | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.2% | 18.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 21% | 15.8% |
Swifton’s public schools outperform 95% of Arkansas districts
The public schools Swifton’s kids attend outperform 95% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swifton Middle School | 5–7 | 189 | A |
Very high risk, with tornadoes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents commute out of Swifton
Most working residents leave Swifton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Newport (19%), Jonesboro (13%) and Tuckerman (9%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
Where working residents work
Mild winters, hot summers
Swifton has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Crime reported in Swifton
3 crimes were reported in Swifton in 2025: 2 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Swifton is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
100% of working residents leave Swifton for work
Where Swifton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Swifton
Place in Arkansas, United States
Swifton is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Swifton had a population of 733. Swifton was the hometown of Baseball Hall of Famer George Kell.
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- Population
- 733
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 249 ft
- ZIP code
- 72471
- Area code
- 870