Country Living Near Fayetteville/Bentonville/Rogers? (Hope, Clarksville: houses, neighborhood, moving to)

[ontheplains]

All,
My wife and I are taking the plunge and moving to NWA shortly after the first of the year in order to be closer to family. While my education and career options will likely require me to work in one of the more populated areas (Fayettevile, Bentonville, Rogers, etc.), we would like to find a place in the country, perhaps on some acreage. Can anyone recommend some of the smaller towns (i.e. Winslow) where we might look for such a property?
Thanks,
Justin

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by ontheplains

All,
My wife and I are taking the plunge and moving to NWA shortly after the first of the year in order to be closer to family. While my education and career options will likely require me to work in one of the more populated areas (Fayettevile, Bentonville, Rogers, etc.), we would like to find a place in the country, perhaps on some acreage. Can anyone recommend some of the smaller towns (i.e. Winslow) where we might look for such a property?
Thanks,
Justin

Justin, depending on your housing budget, there are several small towns that come to mind. It also depends on your likes, hobbies, overall views, etc. Here are a list of towns I would research:

Huntsville
West Fork
Farmington
Gravette
Gentry
Pea Ridge
Garfield

These are just for starters. My number one choice, if I were going to concentrate on a little rural would be Pea Ridge. I just love that place for many reasons

[bkern1989]

I wouldn't really recommend Farmington. I don't live in Fayetteville, but Farmington basically appears to be part of Fayetteville, so it's not quite rural. Looking on Google maps, you may see Decatur. I don't recommend that town as it smells horrible nearly everytime I drive through. Personally, I'd go with Gentry or Prairie Grove.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by bkern1989

I wouldn't really recommend Farmington. I don't live in Fayetteville, but Farmington basically appears to be part of Fayetteville, so it's not quite rural. Looking on Google maps, you may see Decatur. I don't recommend that town as it smells horrible nearly everytime I drive through. Personally, I'd go with Gentry or Prairie Grove.

oh my, we were just in Dacatur last week and there didn't seem to be any odor. As for Farmington, I think a lot has to do with just how rural the op is talking about and the budget. We do work with kids in Gravette, I love the little town and the kids, but it is also , for the most part working class. All depends on what one is really looking for. That is why I suggested so many rural towns. There isn't much difference between Dacatur and Gentry. I never even though about Prairie Grove. Hope the op takes all of our suggestions and does research.

[Luvvarkansas]

Originally Posted by nmnita

oh my, we were just in Dacatur last week and there didn't seem to be any odor. .

I see lots of chicken houses in the country around Decatur on google. When the wind is blowing just right....phew! I would not want to live near one.

There is also a feed mill right close to town....maybe feed mills stink? I dunno. I know that chicken processing plants do....we hit Clarksville just right on one of our trips....yuck! That's the only thing I can see wrong with Clarksville. Otherwise, it's a neat little town. Dardanelle is bad to stink also. Of course, some people would say it smells like bacon and eggs to them.

[bjrush]

Originally Posted by ontheplains

All,
My wife and I are taking the plunge and moving to NWA shortly after the first of the year in order to be closer to family. While my education and career options will likely require me to work in one of the more populated areas (Fayettevile, Bentonville, Rogers, etc.), we would like to find a place in the country, perhaps on some acreage. Can anyone recommend some of the smaller towns (i.e. Winslow) where we might look for such a property?
Thanks,
Justin

Check out Highway 45 between Fayetteville and Gentry

That's as bucolic as you can get

[Luvvarkansas]

Originally Posted by bjrush

Check out Highway 45 between Fayetteville and Gentry.

Well, I would if I could find a Highway 45 between Fayetteville and Gentry.

I did find one between Prairie Grove and Stillwell, OK. It's definitely bucolic. Arkansas has so much "Sunday afternoon drives" material. You could spend years finding it all.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Luvvarkansas

I see lots of chicken houses in the country around Decatur on google. When the wind is blowing just right....phew! I would not want to live near one.

There is also a feed mill right close to town....maybe feed mills stink? I dunno. I know that chicken processing plants do....we hit Clarksville just right on one of our trips....yuck! That's the only thing I can see wrong with Clarksville. Otherwise, it's a neat little town. Dardanelle is bad to stink also. Of course, some people would say it smells like bacon and eggs to them.

This could be very true, we have just never experienced it and have driven around the area many times, plus I think I mentioned, Decatur and Gentry are so close together it is hard to tell one from the other. I have found both nice small towns. Not living there I could be 100% wrong.

[bjrush]

Originally Posted by Luvvarkansas

Well, I would if I could find a Highway 45 between Fayetteville and Gentry.

I did find one between Prairie Grove and Stillwell, OK. It's definitely bucolic. Arkansas has so much "Sunday afternoon drives" material. You could spend years finding it all.

My bad, I meant Fay and Goshen

[Luvvarkansas]

Originally Posted by bjrush

My bad, I meant Fay and Goshen

Ok, I'll go "drive" it (via google street view). (*added* I just found a beautiful little neighborhood around a cute little lake off of that Hwy. 45 on the way to Goshen....it's called Lake Lucille. So pretty! Fayetteville is just a pretty town.)

That other one I mentioned is beautiful also, even with the old, grainy photos. It goes through a little town called Canehill, which has several big old houses and an interesting old church on the main drag....that's all that was available on street view.