A town of 3,555. Public schools that outperform most of Arkansas.
The 3 things Piggott does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Piggott. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Piggott’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piggott Elementary School | PK–6 | 484 | B− |
| Piggott High School | 7–12 | 330 | C− |
The typical Piggott home is worth about $146,000, up 4.8% in a year, 36% below the Arkansas typical home.
0.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Independence Park | — | 12 |
| 2. Piggot Pool Park | — | 5 |
Piggott beats the Arkansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Piggott | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.8% | 14.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.7% | 10.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.2% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
Piggott has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
About one in 3 of Piggott’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Paragould (11%), Jonesboro (6%) and Kennett (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Piggott reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 6 places on the National Register.
6 places in Piggott on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Arkansas, United States
Piggott is a city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. It is one of the two county seats of Clay County, along with Corning. It is the northern terminus of the Arkansas segment of the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, a National Scenic Byway. As of the 2020 census, Piggott had a population of 3,622. The town was named after James A. Piggott, one of the early settlers and initiator of the local post office.
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