Arkansas Relocation
Planning an Arkansas relocation?
When planning a relocation, you should do thorough research on school systems, salary, housing and the like. Pay attention to the tax structure in the state you are relocating to - how much is the income tax? Do they have a sales tax? What is the property tax rate? All these things can have a major impact on your budget and should be carefully considered before relocating.
Geography
Arkansas is approx. 52068 square miles and borders Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. Arkansas still has considerable amounts of wilderness and boasts 600,000 acres of lake as well as 9,700 miles of rivers and and pver 2 million acres of forest. It is home to the Osark Mountains and the Mississippi river runs along it’s eastern border.
Population
If you are relocating to Arkansas, you will be joining the approx 2,725,714 other people who currently reside in this state. In the year 2000, the population demographics was roughly:
White - 80%
Black or African American - 15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native - 0.7%
Asian - 0.8%
Arkansas has only 51.3 persons per square mile as compared to the US average of 79.6 persons per square .
Climate
Arkansas has mild climate with an average temp of about 60 degrees F. In Little Rock, the January highs are usually in the mid 40’s and August highs can get up to the low 90’s. It averages 3 - 5 inches rainfall per month with about 55% chance of sunshine (more in the summer, less in the winter).
Industry
Arkansas has agricultural industry in rice, soybeans and cotton. It also is home to many manufacturers of stell, plastics furniture, foods, chemicals, boats, tools and paper products. Other industry in Arkansas includes diamond mining and oil.
Cost Considerations
Arkansas has a median income of about $32,000 which is a bit below that of the national average of approx $41,900. The cost of living is below the national average and home prices, rent and utilities are lower.
If you were relocating from Boston MA, you would find it to be about 30% cheaper to live in Arkansas (depending on the town you relocate to) with groceries costing about 23% less, housing about 50% less, utilities about 24% less and health care about 15% less. So if you are relocating to a new company or within the same company, you should expect to make roughly 25% less for the same job. If you make $60,000 in Massachusetts, you might expect about $43,000 in Fayetteville Arkansas.
Other Relocation Information
Arkansas has a strong African American history and culture.
• References include U.S. Census Bureau and Arkansas State Website where you can learn even more about the state.
Learn about other states:
Alabama - This southern state is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico, the northern most part of the state rural and wooded with lakes and rivers - relocators will find this state is very inexpensive to live in with a median income well below the average.
Alaska - It's cold, but beautiful. Relocating to this state will find you living in a place where the median income is higher than the national average and expenses are comparable to the rest of the states.
Arizona - Moderate temperatures, beautiful scenery and low cost of living - check our guide for more on this perfect place to live.
California - Relocating to this state will get you beautiful weather and scenery but it has a very high cost of living - and earthquakes.
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