Arkansas by The Numbers
by Living in Arkansas on 7/25/2016 12:00 am
How high has Arkansas been ranked by national observers and publications? Let's do the math.
Best Places for Business & Careers Nationwide
(Large cities list):
No. 23 - Fayetteville |
No. 71 - Little Rock |
No. 179 - Fort Smith |
Source: Forbes.com, May 2016
If you earn $50,000 yearly in Little Rock, you will need to earn a yearly salary of the following to enjoy the same lifestyle:
$56,691 |
$60,270 |
$71,680 |
in Denver |
in Chicago |
in Seattle |
$72,147 |
$75,674 |
$117,116 |
in Los Angeles |
in Washington D.C. |
in Manhattan |
*Figures gathered from Money.CNN.com, which used data provided by researchers at C2ER. The data was generated from an average of the past four quarters ending December 2015.
Abigail Fowler
Fayetteville was recognized as No. 40 of the “50 Best College Towns in America” by Best College Reviews.
Top 10
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area was named one of the 10 “Best Cities To Find A Job” in 2016 by ZipRecruiter.
(December 2015)
Top 15
Business Insider named Little Rock one of the 15 most underrated foodie cities in the U.S.
Source: BusinessInsider.com, October 2015
BuzzFeed named Little Rock one of “9 American Cities You Didn’t Know You Needed to Visit.”
(Oct. 3, 2015)
Hot Springs National Park was the 15th most-visited national park in the U.S. in 2015, according to USA Today.
(This means that Hot Springs National Park is more visited than the Everglades!)
Hot Springs was named one of Food & Wine’s Best BBQ Cities.
TOP 25
Jonesboro ranked No. 17 on the “Best-Performing Small Cities” list compiled by Best Performing Cities. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers came in at No. 24 on the “Best-Performing Large Cities” list.
(December 2015)
Southern Living named Little Rock-based distillery Rock Town one of “The South’s Best Distilleries.”
(2016)
#1
Travels with Darley named Little Rock’s Lost Forty the top craft brewery in the U.S.
Top 15
Forbes named Little Rock one of “15 Best Cities for Young Adults.”
Source: Forbes.com
VacationIdea named the Little Rock’s Main Street Food Truck Festival one of the “Best Food Truck Festivals in the United States.”
(May 6, 2015)
Top 5
Fayetteville was named the “Best Affordable Place to Live in the U.S.” Little Rock was named No. 4.
Source: USNews.com, May 2016
Top 10
Little Rock was seventh among the top 10 “Cities with the Lowest Startup Costs” by SmartAsset.com.
(Sept. 23, 2015)
The Arkansas River Trail was named No. 3 of “10 Great American Cycling Adventures” by AirfareWatchdog.
