Austin, AR · Lonoke County

Home inspection in Austin, Arkansas.

Closer Look Inspectors offers home inspections in Austin, Lonoke County, Arkansas. Austin homes are inspected by a local partner in our Arkansas network, and every report is photo-mapped and delivered within 24 hours.

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Why Austin homes need a local read

Austin began as a railroad stop after the 1872-73 line bypassed old Austin, and fruit orchards and the Murrell Nursery were its early industry.

Housing: Building boom after 1990, with subdivisions built west of the highway.

Around town: Old Austin; Camp Nelson Confederate cemetery; Murrell Nursery; Subdivisions west of the highway.

Radon in Lonoke County

EPA's Map of Radon Zones places Lonoke County in Zone 3 (predicted average indoor levels below 2 pCi/L). EPA notes that homes vary within any zone, so the map does not predict a single house.

In pictures

Ozark hill-country homes.

Illustrative photos of the kinds of homes and conditions found in this area.

Historic two-story home in a small Ozark county-seat town, summer

Historic two-story home in a small Ozark county-seat town, spring dogwoods

Craftsman bungalow with tapered porch columns, summer

Craftsman bungalow with tapered porch columns, spring dogwoods

Victorian home with a wraparound porch, summer

Victorian home with a wraparound porch, spring dogwoods

1960s ranch home on a flat lot with farm fields behind it — Home inspection in Austin, AR

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How did Austin begin?

Old Austin was established before the Civil War, but the railroad bypassed it in 1872-73. The newer railroad town became Austin, first called Austin Station.

Where has Austin's new housing been built?

A building boom after 1990 brought subdivisions west of the highway. The population rose from 605 in 2000 to 3,460 in 2020.

What was Austin's early economy?

Fruit orchards, including the Murrell Nursery, were the principal early industry. Highway improvements around World War II then drew workers tied to Jacksonville and Little Rock jobs.

Is radon a concern in north Arkansas?

EPA places 14 Arkansas counties in Zone 2, including Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Sharp and Stone, meaning predicted average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. Washington, Craighead and Pulaski counties are Zone 3. EPA says the zone map does not predict any single home, and it recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or more.

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