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36.13° N · 90.50° W · GEOID 0551060

Oak Grove Heights

Greene County, Arkansas · part of the Paragould, AR metro

Limited data population under 5,000

ArkansasOak Grove Heights, AROak Grove HeightsOak Grove Heights

The short answer

Oak Grove Heights is home to 1,164 people. Median household income is $82,292 a year and median rent is $785 a month, 11.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $184,900, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$785
42% below the median place
Median household income
$82,292
2% above the median place
Median home value
$184,900
42% below the median place
Unemployment
5.9%
20% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Oak Grove Heights

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 48 Arkansas places.
  • The median rent takes only 11.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 71 Arkansas places.
  • Only 29% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 94% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 91% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 1999, newer housing than in 89% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 80 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Oak Grove Heights

Greene County gains about 7.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,137
Moved out1,877
Net+260

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Arkansas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArkansasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$43K
Leavers$38K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Greene County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Greene County report $43,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $38,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$31,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $785 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,371 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $184,900.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 4.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Napoleon, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out7
$38,361
45% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$43,182
39% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
7.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureOak Grove HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.5%14% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.3%17% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure7.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$43,18239% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$38,36145% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 11.4%, 44% below the median place.

Oak Grove Heights11.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$31,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.4%
44% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
41% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$72,600
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
28.6%
44% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$899
72% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
46% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureOak Grove HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$78542% below
Rent to income111.4%44% below
Property tax rate10.5%46% below
Home price to income12.3x41% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$93542% below
HUD area median income3County figure$71,10034% below
Property tax paid (median)1$89972% below
Median home value1$184,90042% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure1.3%61% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure37.7%27% below
Homeownership181.8%23% above
Renters paying 30%+128.6%44% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,37127% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.2%16% above
Median year built119991% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
7.4%
31% below the median place
Income per person1
$33,674
16% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOak Grove HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$82,2922% above
Income per person1$33,67416% below
Unemployment1County figure5.9%20% above
Average annual pay5County figure$49,30125% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs5County figure15,40190% below
Poverty rate17.4%31% below
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home1County figure4.3%65% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Bachelor's or higher1
17.1%
47% below the median place
Population change since 20206
10.0%
above the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher85.5% −7%
Homes with broadband89.1% −4%
Median age41.1 +5%
Household size2.6 +5%
All 9 people measures
MeasureOak Grove HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1646646th largest
Population change since 2020610.0%above (median 1.1%)
Median age141.15% above
Bachelor's or higher117.1%47% below
High school or higher185.5%7% below
Household size12.65% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure8.9%39% above
Homes with broadband189.1%4% below
05

Life in Oak Grove Heights

18 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k51.5 5.5×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.2 −22%
Shops33.8 +12%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.2 −46%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.8 −17%
Child care centers2.8 +22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.2
46% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
16.2
22% below the median place
Students per teacher11
13.2
14% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureOak Grove HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure1567% above
Public school students11County figure7,36450% above
Students per teacher11County figure13.214% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.222% below
Shops per 10k8County figure33.812% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.246% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure16.817% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.822% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k951.5above (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure1838% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 30.0, 51% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Oak Grove Heights. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
30.0
51% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
50.4 in
15% above the median place
Natural hazard risk13
80.2
13% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureOak Grove HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure90°F4% above
January average low12County figure29°F15% above
Average temperature12County figure60°F9% above
Annual precipitation12County figure50.4 in15% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure80.213% below
Hurricane risk13County figure46.135% below
Tornado risk13County figure87.98% above
Wildfire risk13County figure30.051% below
Heat wave risk13County figure91.01% above
08

Oak Grove Heights in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 11% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 11% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$785/mo (2024)$1,000/mo$820 to $1,220/mo+4.1%
Median household income$82,292 (2024)$104,500$88,500 to $123,500+4.1%
Median home value$184,900 (2024)$271,000$196,000 to $373,000+6.6%
Population1,195 (2025)1,2501,200 to 1,310+0.9%

The median home would be worth 2.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Oak Grove Heights

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Napoleon, OH$819$76,639Compare
Trinity, NC$955$82,664Compare
Cut Off, LA$828$67,941Compare
Spring Valley, IL$915$70,598Compare
Spring Valley, ILCut Off, LATrinity, NCNapoleon, OHOak Grove Heights, AROak Grove HeightsNapoleonTrinityCut OffSpring ValleyOak Grove HeightsNapoleonTrinityCut OffSpring Valley

Common questions

Is Oak Grove Heights a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 48 Arkansas places. The median rent takes only 11.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 71 Arkansas places. On cost, space and class size it scores 98 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Oak Grove Heights expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $184,900.

What salary do you need to live in Oak Grove Heights?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Oak Grove Heights?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Napoleon, OH, Trinity, NC, Cut Off, LA and Spring Valley, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Oak Grove Heights with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Oak Grove Heights itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/oak-grove-heights-arkansas

Citytistics. “Oak Grove Heights, Arkansas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/oak-grove-heights-arkansas/

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