Sebastian County, Arkansas: roof stress score 53.7 of 100

Sebastian County ranks #500 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #8 of 32 in Arkansas. Sebastian County homes: 77.6% predate 2000, median year 1980. Hail in Sebastian County (1 inch or more): 2.8 days a year. Permits in Sebastian County ran 42.2 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 53.7

InputSebastian CountyMedianStress percentileIn AR
Homes built before 2000 77.6%80.4% 39 62
Severe hail days per year 2.82.0 77 91
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 42.235.5 44 30

Average of 39, 77 and 44: 53.7

Sebastian County on age: 77.6% of homes were built before 2000. Sebastian County on hail: 34 severe days over 12 full years, 6 of them in 2020. Sebastian County on building: 42.2 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Sebastian County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Sebastian County homes by decade built

57,197 housing units by decade built 5.6% pre-1940 6.7% 1940s 9.9% 1950s 9.5% 1960s 18.7% 1970s 15.2% 1980s 12.1% 1990s 11.7% 2000s 9.5% 2010s 1.2% 2020+
57,197 housing units by decade built
pre-19405.6%
1940s6.7%
1950s9.9%
1960s9.5%
1970s18.7%
1980s15.2%
1990s12.1%
2000s11.7%
2010s9.5%
2020+1.2%

57,197 housing units. Biggest slice: 1970s, 18.7%. Before 1980: 50.3%. Since 2010: 10.7%.

New-home permits in Sebastian County

2,414 single-family permits by year 208 14 140 15 166 16 174 17 224 18 219 19 189 20 246 21 227 22 244 23 234 24 143 25
2,414 single-family permits by year
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20189
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23244
24234
25143

Sebastian County issued 2,414 single-family permits, equal to 4.2% of its 57,197 housing units. Pace: about 207 a year lately, up from 171 a year at the start. Peak: 246 permits in 2021.

Severe hail days in Sebastian County, by year

Sebastian County severe days per year 3 14 3 15 3 16 2 17 1 18 2 19 6 20 1 21 4 22 3 23 1 24 5 25 4 26*
Sebastian County severe days per year
143
153
163
172
181
192
206
211
224
233
241
255
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* partial year. Sebastian County: severe days in 12 of 12 full years (worst: 2020, 6 days). Ten biggest storms: Sebastian County hail history.

Map of 71 hail reports in Sebastian County

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Sebastian County among Arkansas counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Sebastian County53.777.6%2.842.2+0.0
Pulaski County52.275.8%3.758.3-1.5

2 published. Sebastian County on the Arkansas map

Counties scoring near 53.7

CountyRankScoreGap
Richland County, OH#48454.4+0.7
Clark County, OH#49254.1+0.4
Taylor County, TX#49454.0+0.3
Delaware County, IN#50653.4-0.3
Bowie County, TX#52252.5-1.2
Pulaski County, AR#52652.2-1.5

Why Sebastian County lands at 53.7

Sebastian County: hail pulls hardest, at the 77th percentile. Age stands at 39, hail at 77, renewal at 44. Your house may differ: the score of Sebastian County is not a verdict on one roof.

Sebastian County next steps

  1. Check an address in Sebastian County: hail check.
  2. Compare Sebastian County with roof age by city.
  3. Claim clock after a Sebastian County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. Sebastian County roofers we list: Fort Smith.

Sebastian County data: NOAA (34 severe days), Census ACS (57,197 homes), Census BPS (2,414 permits). Method, limits and common questions