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Conserved land0.9%34 of 3,646 acres
Trails0.1 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves210 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Waldron

City in Arkansas, United States
3,386Population
5.1 sq miArea
659 ftElevation

Waldron is a city in Scott County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 3,386 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Scott County.

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ZIP code72958
Area code479
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Housing in Waldron

$158K▲ 7.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Waldron home is worth about $158,000, up 7.8% in a year, 31% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Safety in Waldron

C−

Safety Grade C-

Waldron reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 85% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Waldron 7.5
Arkansas 5.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Waldron 27.1
Arkansas 16.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Waldron’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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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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