Gurdon, Arkansas.
. Arkadelphia, AR metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$613 (+109%) since Jan 2020.
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Arkansas$1,177
- United States$1,922
Living in Gurdon, Clark County, Arkansas
Gurdon is a city of 1,840 people in Clark County. Unemployment in Clark County was 4.2% in August 2026, and the county had 1.1% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Clark County work in schools and health care, then shops.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Gurdon is a small city in Clark County, Arkansas, where residents are somewhat younger than the typical age across the country and fewer adults hold a four-year degree than in many places. Winters are cool and short, with only a dusting of snow, and summers run hot. Rain and melted snow come through in good measure over the year.
Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, with shops, manufacturing, and restaurants, hotels and entertainment close behind. Across Clark County, the largest workplaces include Gurdon Plywood, Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University. Commutes are short, and very few people work from home.
Things to do. The area is known for its water and woods. DeGray Lake is a reservoir, and DeGray Lake Resort State Park is a protected area along its shores, both a longer drive away. For history, Poison Springs Battleground State Park is an archaeological site, also a longer drive away.
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- 17%of adults have a degree
- 17%below the poverty line
- 18 mintypical commute
- 4%work from home
What people in Clark County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Clark County had 8,716 jobs in 2025, 1.1% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 53° and lows near 30°; warmest in August, with highs near 92° and lows near 69°. About 3 inches of snow and 57 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Prescott Nnw weather station, 15 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Clark County
- Gurdon Plywood777
- Ouachita Baptist UniversityUniversity or college387
- Thompson Construction GroupIndustrial building construction357
- Henderson State UniversityUniversity or college315
- WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters304
- Arkadelphia School DistrictSchool district274FTE
- Hostess Brands LLC- ArkadelphiaCommercial bakeries270
- Veolia ES Technical SolutionsIncinerators, hazardous waste, operating248
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 18 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 2,680 people in all across the county; Gurdon has one of its own. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- LightningVery high
- Ice stormsVery high
- Strong windRelatively high
- HailRelatively high
- TornadoesRelatively high
- Heat wavesRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Gurdon’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Clark County and the Arkadelphia, AR metro.
Gurdon home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 5 Gurdon listings — the market is roughly in balance.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Gurdon18.85%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Gurdon27
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Zip codes with a Gurdon address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Gurdon — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.