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Augusta vs Marked Tree

55 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.6× in Augusta) and average commute (13 min in Augusta).

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Augusta, ARHomes around $83KArkansas · 1,859 people

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Marked Tree, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 2,249 people

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.

AugustaHomes around $83K

Housing$83K typical home63% below the AR typical home Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 8%of AR districts All about Augusta →

Marked TreeOne of the healthiest towns

Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$110K typical home52% below the AR typical home

History19 archive photos & papers2 places on the National Register All about Marked Tree →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Street grid3.6×

Augusta has the more walkable street grid

Augusta 97.0Marked Tree 27.0

Average commute13 min

Augusta has the shorter commute

Marked Tree 35 minAugusta 22 min

Marked Tree has more miles of trail

Marked Tree 2.3 miAugusta 0.9 mi

Homeowners+9.4 pts renters

Marked Tree has more renters

Augusta 63.6%Marked Tree 54.2%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Marked Tree

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.

Down paymentRate%

Augusta$480/mo

Typical home $83K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $650/mo · Housing →

Marked Tree$640/mo

Typical home $110K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $565/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Marked Tree and Augusta.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools

DAugustaBetter than 8% of districts in the state C+Marked TreeBetter than 39% of districts in the state

Health

D−AugustaHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns D−Marked TreeHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns

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

AugustaMarked Tree

Snow a year1″2″

January low—31°F

July high—91°F

Growing season (days)—229d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st 90th

Outdoors & history

AugustaMarked Tree

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land5.6%0%

Settled1848 —

National Register places10 2

Archive photos—19

Famous people born here3 2

Community

AugustaMarked Tree

Library hours a week38 hrs 34 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

55 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AugustaAR Marked TreeAR

Augusta ↔ Marked Tree55 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs Arkansas average

AugustaMarked Tree

People

Population 1,859Lowest 2,249Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.1%Highest AR: +3.3% -10.9%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 45.5±5.1Lowest 18% above AR 49.3±11.2Highest 28% above AR

Marked Tree and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.1%±6.1 AR: 23.1% 21.1%±6.2 AR: 23.1%

Age 65+ 24.1%±6Highest AR: 17.6% 23.6%±3.7Lowest AR: 17.6%

Augusta and Marked Tree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Lowest AR: 25.7% 13.8%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±2.8Highest AR: 5.1% 3.2%±1.8Lowest AR: 5.1%

Augusta and Marked Tree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,575±$9kHighest 17% below AR $45,656±$10kLowest 25% below AR

Augusta and Marked Tree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $117,000±$24kHighest 38% below AR $96,200±$26kLowest 49% below AR

Augusta and Marked Tree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $650±$63Highest 31% below AR $565±$43Lowest 40% below AR

Augusta and Marked Tree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $693Highest 33% below AR $657Lowest 37% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.8%±16.1Lowest AR: 44.8% 49.7%±16.6Highest AR: 44.8%

Marked Tree and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 28.7%Highest AR: 16% 27.3%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Highest AR: 66.4% 54.2%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 10 yrs older than AR 1971Lowest 16 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 4% below AR 35 minHighest 56% above AR

Work from home 0%±1.6Lowest AR: 8.8% 2.7%±2Highest AR: 8.8%

Marked Tree and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 20.8%Highest 16.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Lowest 1.00Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Searcy (12%)Jonesboro (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Marked TreeFew work in Augusta

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 2.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.0Highest 27.0Lowest

Schools

School district AUGUSTA SCHOOL DISTRICTMARKED TREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Augusta High SchoolMarked Tree High School

Students per teacherat that high school 3.3Lowest 10.4Highest

Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Augusta neighborsTown Square →

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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.