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Alexander vs Bryant

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (16.5× in Bryant) and property tax bill (2.9× in Bryant).

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Alexander, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 3,587 people
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Bryant, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 21,504 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AlexanderOne of the healthiest towns
Health69% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 15%of U.S. towns we grade Housing$281K typical home24% above the AR typical home All about Alexander →
BryantKnown for its schools
Schools#14 for schools in ARof 113 towns HealthHealthier than 59%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#28 most conserved land in AR3.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Bryant →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails16.5×
Bryant has more miles of trail
Bryant 3.3 miAlexander 0.2 mi
Property tax bill2.9×
Tax bills are bigger in Bryant
Bryant $1,487Alexander $519
Size6×
Bryant is the bigger place
Bryant 21,504Alexander 3,587
Bachelor’s degree++21.1 pts
More adults in Bryant have a degree
Bryant 37.7%Alexander 16.6%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Bryant is more of a job hub
Bryant 0.95Alexander 0.41
Home values+28%
Homes cost more in Bryant
Bryant $223,200Alexander $174,000
★ What stands out · Report cards

Bryant places higher on 13 of 19 AR lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Arkansas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−AlexanderSafer than 15% of U.S. towns CBryantSafer than 33% of U.S. towns
Schools
–AlexanderNot graded ABryantBetter than 90% of districts in the state
Health
CAlexanderHealthier than 31% of U.S. towns BBryantHealthier than 59% of U.S. towns
5Alexander
13Bryant

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #117#11 Lowest property taxCost of living · 127 towns #15#109 Most educatedPeople · 127 towns #83#13 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #53#7 SafestSafety · 106 towns #69#35 Most remote workersWork · 126 towns #72#33 Most new homesHousing · 118 towns #72#36 Highest incomeIncome · 127 towns #54#16

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Alexander’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Alexander$1,540/mo
Typical home $281K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.30% · or rent about $1,054/mo · Housing →
Bryant$1,490/mo
Typical home $257K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $993/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Alexander and Bryant.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Alexander and Bryant share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

AlexanderBryantAlexanderBryant
Alexander ↔ Bryant2.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
108 Alexander residents work in Bryant (7.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Alexander →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AlexanderBryant
Snow a year1″1″
January low31°F31°F
July high93°F93°F
Growing season (days)229d229d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th59th
Outdoors & history
AlexanderBryant
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—1.7%
Settled1887—
National Register places—1
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here—4
Community
AlexanderBryant
Library hours a week—51 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AlexanderBryant
People
Population 3,587Lowest 21,504Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +16.7%Lowest AR: +3.3% +23.8%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 32±7.8Lowest 17% below AR 35.8±2.5Highest 7% below AR
Bryant and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.4%±7.3Highest AR: 23.1% 28.7%±3.6Lowest AR: 23.1%
Alexander and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.3%±3.6Lowest AR: 17.6% 13.5%±1.9Highest AR: 17.6%
Bryant and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.6%Lowest AR: 25.7% 37.7%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±6.1Highest AR: 5.1% 3.6%±1.3Lowest AR: 5.1%
Alexander and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,250±$22kLowest 6% below AR $83,024±$8kHighest 37% above AR
Bryant and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $174,000±$21kLowest 7% below AR $223,200±$13kHighest 19% above AR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,054±$371Highest 11% above AR $993±$54Lowest 5% above AR
Alexander and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $519Lowest 50% below AR $1,487Highest 43% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.6%±24.6Highest AR: 44.8% 27.7%±9Lowest AR: 44.8%
Below poverty line 27.5%Highest AR: 16% 5.6%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Highest AR: 66.4% 71.1%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 14 yrs newer than AR 2000Lowest 13 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 15% above AR 23 minLowest about the AR average
Work from home 5.4%±3.6Lowest AR: 8.8% 9.4%±3Highest AR: 8.8%
Bryant and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 10.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Lowest 0.95Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (52%)Little Rock (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in BryantFew work in Alexander
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 3.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.4Highest 39.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#14 of 113 in AR
School district —DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL SYSTEM · BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Bryant High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.0
Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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