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Hot Springs Village.
Hot Springs Village is an unincorporated community in Garland County, AR. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Hot Springs Village
Hot Springs Village is an unincorporated community in Arkansas with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, crime rates well below the national average, and a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Hot Springs Village deals with commute times longer than most cities, hot summers, above-average rainfall, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Low crime rates
- Fast-growing population
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Above-average commute times
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Hot Springs Village compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Hot Springs Village
Based on Hot Springs Village's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,418
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $48,360 a year
- 40% of Hot Springs Village renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$54,400
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $27,200
- Homes cost 3.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 14% below US
$1,209/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,209 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $272,000. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $272,000 · 40% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.2% county unemployment
Unemployment in Garland County is 4.2%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Garland County (county-wide)
Safety▼ 64% below US
119 violent crimes per 100k
Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.
Property crime 119/100k · Hot Springs Village Police Department · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 12% above US
29 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 29.1 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 18% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 34°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforceNear US average
35% bachelor's degree or higher
Education levels run about average, with 35% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Hot Springs National Park (11 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Hot Springs Village's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and hot summers. A year of median rent ($1,209/mo) equals 19% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget, anyone prioritizing low crime, and remote workers (18% of workers here already work from home).
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