Mountain Home, AR · Baxter County

Home inspection in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Closer Look Inspectors offers home inspections in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas. Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home homes need a local read

Mountain Home is the Baxter County seat, and the Norfork and Bull Shoals dams turned the area into a tourist, recreation and retirement destination.

History: Originally known as Rapp's Barren or Talbert's Barren; Post office named Mountain Home established in 1857; Baxter County seat since the county was formed on March 24, 1873; Incorporated April 16, 1888.

Housing: A New Deal-era WPA courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places; Growth as a retirement community from the 1950s into the 1960s.

Around town: The Baxter County courthouse area.

Setting: On a plateau in the Ozark Mountains at about 820 feet in elevation.

Water, flooding and moisture in Mountain Home

Water nearby: The lakes created by the Norfork and Bull Shoals dams.

EPA's Map of Radon Zones places Baxter County in Zone 2 (predicted average indoor levels of 2 to 4 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

Brick ranch home on a wooded lot above a clear Ozark river — Home inspection in Mountain Home, AR

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Questions

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How did tourism shape Mountain Home?

Norfork Dam was completed in 1944, and the Norfork and Bull Shoals dams and lakes turned the region into a tourist and recreational area.

What is the terrain like here?

Mountain Home is on a plateau in the Ozark Mountains at about 820 feet in elevation.

What historic places are in Mountain Home?

The current courthouse, a Works Progress Administration project, is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Mountain Home Cemetery, Historic Section, was listed on February 13, 2020.

Why is mold such a concern in Arkansas homes?

Arkansas has hot, humid summers. NOAA's 1991-2020 normals put Little Rock's average yearly precipitation at about 50 inches and its July average temperature at about 81 F. EPA advises keeping indoor humidity below 60 percent, ideally 30 to 50 percent. Warm, damp air is why moisture problems show up in Arkansas attics, crawlspaces and bathrooms.

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