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1888
Van Buren, Arkansas, 1888
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About Van Buren
City in Arkansas, United StatesVan Buren ( van BURE-ən) is the second-largest city in the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located directly northeast of Fort Smith at the Interstate 40 – Interstate 540 junction. The city was incorporated in 1845 and as of the 2020 census had a population of 23,218, ranking it as the state's 21st largest city. According to 2023 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Van Buren’s population is 24,138. With a 4% growth rate from 2020 to 2023, Van Buren is Arkansas’s eighth-fastest growing city.
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Housing in Van Buren
The typical Van Buren home is worth about $210,000, up 5.6% in a year, 8% below the Arkansas typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Van Buren
Safety Grade C-
Van Buren reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 40% of towns.
Schools in Van Buren
All Van Buren schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Van Buren’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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