1. Start with the site and the geography it actually serves
Batesville is recorded as a municipality in Independence County, Arkansas. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate records 11,445 residents, with a margin of error of 31. That figure describes Batesville city; it does not establish search demand, case volume, competition or likely revenue. It does provide a useful boundary for the first hosting conversation: identify which pages are intended for Batesville, which address Independence County, and which serve clients elsewhere in Arkansas. Those geographic distinctions affect what you review for relevance and scale, but they do not justify an assumption about how many people will contact the firm.
Recommended approach
Bring a current page inventory to the consultation. Mark pages by service area, practice area and purpose, then identify which pages are most important to keep available during a migration. Ask whether the proposed hosting environment can support the site as it exists today and any clearly defined future additions. Do not approve a hosting change because a population figure appears large or small; approve it because the technical and operational requirements are understood.
