These Are The 10 Best Places In Arkansas To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Arkansas who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Arkansas, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Natural State:

1. White Hall (Photos)
2. Lowell (Photos)
3. Farmington (Photos)
4. Alma (Photos)
5. Centerton (Photos)
6. Berryville (Photos)
7. Maumelle (Photos)
8. Heber Springs
9. Crossett (Photos)
10. Beebe (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Arkansas. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Arkansas in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Arkansas in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Arkansas have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Arkansas.

1. White Hall

Population: 5,392
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.19
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.93
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.13
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.41

2. Lowell

Population: 7,756
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.74
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.68
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.74
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.93

3. Farmington

Population: 6,208
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.41
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.13
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.66
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.29

4. Alma

Population: 5,514
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.63
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.36
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.88
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.45

5. Centerton

Population: 10,278
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.31
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.26
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.84
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.46

6. Berryville

Population: 5,329
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.88
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.69
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.26
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.38

7. Maumelle

Population: 17,565
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.42
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.85
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.42
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.2

8. Heber Springs

Population: 7,177
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.51
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.28
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.97
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.42

9. Crossett

Population: 5,389
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.3
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.19
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.13
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.56

10. Beebe

Population: 7,688
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.3
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.13
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.8
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.12

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Arkansas where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Arkansas with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Bentonville (Photos)
2. North Little Rock (Photos)
3. Rogers (Photos)
4. Pine Bluff (Photos)
5. Springdale (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Arkansas To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	White Hall	5,392
2	Lowell	7,756
3	Farmington	6,208
4	Alma	5,514
5	Centerton	10,278
6	Berryville	5,329
7	Maumelle	17,565
8	Heber Springs	7,177
9	Crossett	5,389
10	Beebe	7,688
11	Marion	12,354
12	Sherwood	30,061
13	Bryant	18,497
14	Pocahontas	6,543
15	Greenwood	9,222
16	Mena	5,701
17	Van Buren	22,955
18	Hope	10,033
19	Jacksonville	28,728
20	Stuttgart	9,269
21	Monticello	9,718
22	Mountain Home	12,338
23	West Memphis	25,767
24	Bella Vista	27,273
25	Newport	7,817
26	Trumann	7,222
27	Warren	5,918
28	Siloam Springs	15,614
29	Camden	11,861
30	Morrilton	6,764
31	Osceola	7,535
32	Clarksville	9,286
33	Bentonville	38,572
34	Helena-West Helena	11,795
35	North Little Rock	64,731
36	Hot Springs	35,486
37	Batesville	10,386
38	Magnolia	11,681
39	Wynne	8,296
40	Harrison	13,103
41	De Queen	6,671
42	El Dorado	18,590
43	Texarkana	30,015
44	Blytheville	15,251
45	Cabot	24,768
46	Malvern	10,695
47	Rogers	58,944
48	Arkadelphia	10,703
49	Hot Springs	35,486
50	Searcy	23,524
51	Pine Bluff	47,058
52	Russellville	28,581
53	Conway	62,455
54	Springdale	73,789
55	Benton	32,208
56	Fort Smith	87,193
57	Paragould	26,859
58	Little Rock	196,188
59	Fayetteville	77,264
60	Jonesboro	70,217