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Augusta vs Perryville

84 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.1× in Augusta) and trails (2.8× in Perryville).

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Augusta, ARHomes around $83KArkansas · 1,859 people
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Perryville, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 1,390 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.

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 →
PerryvilleOne of the healthiest towns
Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18503 places on the National Register Housing$172K typical home24% below the AR typical home All about Perryville →
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 grid3.1×
Augusta has the more walkable street grid
Augusta 97.0Perryville 30.8
Trails2.8×
Perryville has more miles of trail
Perryville 2.5 miAugusta 0.9 mi
Work from home+10.1 pts
More people work from home in Perryville
Perryville 10.1%Augusta 0%
Property tax bill+38%
Tax bills are bigger in Augusta
Augusta $693Perryville $503
Seasonal homes+10.3 pts
Augusta has more second homes
Augusta 12.5%Perryville 2.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Perryville

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.

Augusta$480/mo
Typical home $83K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $650/mo · Housing →
Perryville$960/mo
Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.38% · or rent about $631/mo · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Perryville 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 BPerryvilleBetter than 60% of districts in the state
Health
D−AugustaHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns C−PerryvilleHealthier than 16% 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
AugustaPerryville
Snow a year1″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st82nd
Outdoors & history
AugustaPerryville
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land5.6%0%
Settled18481850
National Register places103
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here3—
Community
AugustaPerryville
Library hours a week38 hrs53 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AugustaARPerryvilleAR
Augusta ↔ Perryville84 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.

AugustaPerryville
People
Population 1,859Highest 1,390Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.1%Lowest AR: +3.3% -6%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 45.5±5.1Highest 18% above AR 42.2±5.1Lowest 10% above AR
Augusta and Perryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.1%±6.1Lowest AR: 23.1% 24.5%±5.9Highest AR: 23.1%
Perryville and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.1%±6Highest AR: 17.6% 22.5%±4.1Lowest AR: 17.6%
Augusta and Perryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Highest AR: 25.7% 10.7%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±2.8Highest AR: 5.1% 0.9%±1.3Lowest AR: 5.1%
Augusta and Perryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,575±$9kLowest 17% below AR $57,400±$16kHighest 6% below AR
Perryville and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $117,000±$24kLowest 38% below AR $133,600±$23kHighest 29% below AR
Perryville and Augusta 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 $631±$55Lowest 33% below AR
Augusta and Perryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $693Highest 33% below AR $503Lowest 52% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.8%±16.1Lowest AR: 44.8% 50.8%±20.1Highest AR: 44.8%
Perryville 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% 20.6%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Highest AR: 66.4% 60.9%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 10 yrs older than AR 1982Highest 5 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 4% below AR 21 minLowest 5% below AR
Work from home 0%±1.6Lowest AR: 8.8% 10.1%±7.8Highest AR: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents 20.8%Highest 17.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Lowest 1.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Searcy (12%)Little Rock (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PerryvilleFew work in Augusta
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 2.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.0Highest 30.8Lowest
Schools
School district AUGUSTA SCHOOL DISTRICTPERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Augusta High SchoolPerryville High School
Students per teacherat that high school 3.3Lowest 7.3Highest
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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