Ozark makes Arkansas’s top 10 on 2 lists
Ozark is ranked on 36 lists against the 127 Arkansas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every AR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ozark marked.
Less snow than 100% of Arkansas
Not better or worse, just Ozark’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Ozark lands in the top half on 9 of 22 lists
Each dot is Ozark’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AR, the right end is last. Areas where Ozark does best come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for low property taxes
Lists where Ozark sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every AR list, and where Ozark lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Nashville · 12.5 min
#19 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 North Crossett · 1.2 yrs
#34
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $396/mo
#24
Lowest property tax#1 Brinkley · $393/yr
#14
Rent easiest to afford#1 Malvern · 26.6%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Clarksville · 14.5%
#10
Most trails#1 Horseshoe Bend · 3.7 mi / sq mi
#52
Most walkable#1 DeWitt · 94.3 / sq mi
#112 Health
Healthiest#1 Cave Springs · 90 / 100
#90
Lowest obesity#1 Bentonville · 32%
#64
Fewest smokers#1 Bella Vista · 10%
#102
Most active#1 Cave Springs · 18%
#78
Fewest uninsured#1 Cave Springs · 6%
#63
Lowest depression#1 Hot Springs Village · 20%
#112
Closest to a top hospital#1 Paris · 0.5 mi
#41 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Rockwell · 16.7%
#113
Most new homes#1 Pea Ridge · 52.9 per 1,000
#65
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Fork · +85.0%
#25
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Horseshoe Bend · 19.7 per home
Growth
Fastest growing#1 Cave Springs · +217.8%
#89
Losing population#1 Helena-West Helena · −22.5%
#38 
The number on the right is Ozark’s spot. All of Arkansas’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every AR list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.