--- page_version: e3ed0097da82f6097c9e0b9ca414a350 content_date: 2026-10-16 entity_id: city:us:geonames:4114272 entity_type: city name: Helena name_en: Helena country_code: US country: United States slug: helena canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/helena/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/helena.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/helena.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/us/helena snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 generated_at: 2026-10-25 last_verified: 2026-10-07 fact_count: 11 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: useful indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/helena/ citation_title: "Helena (Arkansas), United States: cost of living, jobs" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 citation_version: "e3ed0097da82f6097c9e0b9ca414a350" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-16" citation_build_date: "2026-10-16" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Helena Helena is a city in the United States. ## Mobility Helena's nearest airport was MEM, 80 km away and offered 32 direct destinations. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from 4.8°C in January to 27.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 117.6 mm in January and 86.6 mm in July. ## Safety Crime incidents numbered 5,069 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 17.66 % | parent_municipality | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | supplemental | [1] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 9.61 · Feb 12.39 · Mar 17.28 · Apr 22.56 · May 27.17 · Jun 31.17 · Jul 32.44 · Aug 32.28 · Sep 29.39 · Oct 23.56 · Nov 16.39 · Dec 11.28 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 0.111 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 6.17 · Apr 11.11 · May 16.39 · Jun 20.89 · Jul 22.61 · Aug 22.06 · Sep 18.28 · Oct 11.39 · Nov 5.61 · Dec 1.5 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 4.83 · Feb 6.94 · Mar 11.72 · Apr 16.83 · May 21.78 · Jun 26.06 · Jul 27.56 · Aug 27.17 · Sep 23.83 · Oct 17.5 · Nov 11 · Dec 6.39 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 117.6 · Feb 106.7 · Mar 127.8 · Apr 143.8 · May 124.2 · Jun 88.39 · Jul 86.61 · Aug 71.12 · Sep 66.8 · Oct 87.88 · Nov 112.5 · Dec 130 mm | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 60.38 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [3] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 21.57 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Physicians per 100,000 residents | `physicians_per_100k` | 102.3 per 100,000 | county | 2023-12-31 | 2026-10-07 | stale | verified | [5] | | Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 32 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Distance to the nearest major airport | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 80 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Nearest major airport (IATA code) | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | MEM | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA)](https://www.ed.gov/adult-programs) — State Language Course · U.S. Department of Education · English · checked 2026-08-10 - [USCIS English and citizenship class finder](https://my.uscis.gov/) — Civic Orientation · U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · English · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [American Job Centers](https://www.usa.gov/job-help) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Helena when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: no — [official source](https://www.healthcare.gov/immigrants/) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United States country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-states/). ## Nearby cities - [West Helena](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/west-helena/) — 5.7 km away ## Sources 1. Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables — Independent source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/acs2024_5yr?table_ids=B05002%2CB25064%2CB23025&geo_ids=16000US0817760%2C16000US0631414%2C16000US1661300%2C16000US0157144%2C16000US0845530%2C16000US0624134%2C16000US0101708%2C16000US0614190%2C16000US0177304%2C16000US1340056%2C16000US1248200%2C16000US0104660%2C16000US1262885%2C16000US1268275%2C16000US1321017%2C16000US0483930%2C16000US0533190%2C16000US0643294%2C16000US0654274%2C16000US0103004%2C16000US1304252%2C16000US0270540%2C16000US0630392%2C16000US0482740%2C16000US1029090%2C16000US0546580%2C16000US0616322%2C16000US1241950%2C16000US0531190%2C16000US0686034%2C16000US0549580%2C16000US1259325%2C16000US0143120%2C16000US1249225%2C16000US0878610%2C16000US1378044%2C16000US0686300%2C16000US0634904%2C16000US0569740%2C16000US1201750%2C16000US0886090%2C16000US0662644%2C16000US0238970%2C16000US0238420%2C16000US1321240%2C16000US0657414%2C16000US1047940%2C16000US0577090%2C16000US0150312%2C16000US1708446 2. NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00033242 (HELENA) — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USC00033242.csv 3. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet — Official source — https://www.verizon.com/home/internet/ 4. Visible unlimited mobile plan — Official source — https://www.visible.com/plans 5. Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release — Official source — https://data.hrsa.gov/DataDownload/AHRF/AHRF_2024-2025_CSV.zip 6. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 7. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Helena (Arkansas), United States: cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e3ed0097da82f6097c9e0b9ca414a350]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/helena/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_helena-arkansas-united-states-cost-of-living-jobs_2f6464cacc57, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Helena (Arkansas), United States: cost of living, jobs}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-16}, version = {e3ed0097da82f6097c9e0b9ca414a350}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/helena/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Helena (Arkansas), United States: cost of living, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/helena/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version e3ed0097da82f6097c9e0b9ca414a350; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/helena/ - Title: Helena (Arkansas), United States: cost of living, jobs - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8` - Version: `e3ed0097da82f6097c9e0b9ca414a350` - Retrieved: 2026-10-16 - Built: 2026-10-16 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/helena/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/helena.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/helena.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/us/helena - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json