The 10 Best Cities For Singles In Arkansas For 2023


The best cities for singles in Arkansas are Fayetteville and Arkadelphia for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

Are you looking for love in Arkansas?

Or are you just hoping to hook up with a hot Arkansan?

Either way, we’ve got you covered here.

If you live in Arkansas, there’s a pretty good chance there are a lot of singles in your area. The Natural State has plenty of people over 18 who aren’t married or in a serious relationship.

That’s great news for people who are single and looking to mingle.

So, where are the best cities for singles in Arkansas? We used Saturday Night Science to find out.

So, what was the best city for singles in Arkansas? Fayetteville ranks as the best place for singles in Arkansas if you care about things singles care about, like nightlife, affordable housing, and other singles.

Read below to see how we crunched the numbers and how each city ranked. If you live in or are close to one of these cities and are single, you should probably get out more often.

Just saying.

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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Best Cities For Singles In Arkansas For 2023

Fayetteville, AR

Source: Wikipedia User Brandonrush | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 92,070
Median Age: 28.4
Married households: 14.0%
Households with kids: 25.8%
More on Fayetteville:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Arkadelphia, AR

Source: Wikipedia User Brandonrush | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 10,332
Median Age: 24.5
Married households: 16.0%
Households with kids: 22.1%
More on Arkadelphia:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Springdale, AR

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 85,887
Median Age: 32.1
Married households: 15.0%
Households with kids: 43.2%
More on Springdale:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Rogers, AR

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 68,340
Median Age: 32.9
Married households: 12.0%
Households with kids: 40.7%
More on Rogers:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Searcy, AR

Source: Wikipedia User Photolitherland | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 23,074
Median Age: 30.4
Married households: 18.0%
Households with kids: 30.8%
More on Searcy:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Fort Smith, AR

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Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 89,116
Median Age: 37.0
Married households: 18.0%
Households with kids: 32.5%
More on Fort Smith:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Siloam Springs, AR

Source: Wikipedia User Brandonrush | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 16,944
Median Age: 30.7
Married households: 17.0%
Households with kids: 41.0%
More on Siloam Springs:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Harrison, AR

Source: Wikipedia User Photolitherland (talk)Chris Litherland | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 13,081
Median Age: 38.3
Married households: 20.0%
Households with kids: 25.4%
More on Harrison:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Mountain Home, AR

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Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 12,722
Median Age: 43.1
Married households: 15.0%
Households with kids: 22.5%
More on Mountain Home:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

El Dorado, AR

Source: Wikipedia User Chris Litherland | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 17,800
Median Age: 36.0
Married households: 23.0%
Households with kids: 29.6%
More on El Dorado:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Methodology: How do you determine which city is best for singles in Arkansas anyways?

To give you the places in Arkansas which are best for singles to find one another, we used Saturday Night Science to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city and make some assumptions about what single people like.

So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.

We threw a lot of criteria at this one to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the 2017-2021 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of Arkansas, we looked at every single city in the state. We paid particular attention to:

  • Population density
  • % of population that’s male vs. female (closer to a 50-50 ratio is better)
  • % of households with kids
  • Median age
  • Number of unmarried people in each city

We then gave each city a “Singles Score.”

The higher the score, the better the city is for singles to find one another. We also limited our results to cities with over 10,000 people. For Arkansas, that meant a total of 35 cities.

We updated this article for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the best cities for singles in Arkansas.

Read on to see why Fayetteville is the talk of the town while Bryant is probably a bit on the bland side.

Summary: The Best Cities for Singles in Arkansas for 2023

If you’re looking for a breakdown of cities in Arkansas ranked by criteria that most agree make a place a great spot for finding a single person (and potentially love), this is an accurate list.

Here’s a look at the most boring cities in Arkansas according to the data:

  1. Bryant
  2. Blytheville
  3. Maumelle

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Detailed List Of The Best Cities For Singles In Arkansas

Rank City Population Median Age
1 Fayetteville, AR 92,070 28.4
2 Arkadelphia, AR 10,332 24.5
3 Springdale, AR 85,887 32.1
4 Rogers, AR 68,340 32.9
5 Searcy, AR 23,074 30.4
6 Fort Smith, AR 89,116 37.0
7 Siloam Springs, AR 16,944 30.7
8 Harrison, AR 13,081 38.3
9 Mountain Home, AR 12,722 43.1
10 El Dorado, AR 17,800 36.0
11 Little Rock, AR 201,893 36.7
12 North Little Rock, AR 64,444 35.4
13 Conway, AR 63,746 29.1
14 Russellville, AR 29,057 28.4
15 Batesville, AR 11,117 37.3
16 Bentonville, AR 52,565 32.2
17 Cabot, AR 26,411 35.8
18 Van Buren, AR 23,213 35.1
19 Magnolia, AR 11,205 28.7
20 Sherwood, AR 32,544 39.5
21 West Memphis, AR 24,666 33.1
22 Jacksonville, AR 29,385 33.5
23 Pine Bluff, AR 41,964 36.6
24 Camden, AR 10,644 39.5
25 Texarkana, AR 29,492 40.4
26 Hot Springs, AR 38,050 43.2
27 Centerton, AR 17,455 31.6
28 Benton, AR 34,746 37.3
29 Paragould, AR 29,327 35.2
30 Malvern, AR 10,626 38.4
31 Jonesboro, AR 77,520 33.8
32 Marion, AR 13,624 34.8
33 Maumelle, AR 19,070 39.1
34 Blytheville, AR 13,559 36.3
35 Bryant, AR 20,399 37.3
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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