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Austin vs Cabot

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (13× in Cabot) and growth since 2010 (+58.1 pts in Austin).

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Austin, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 3,915 people
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Cabot, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 26,960 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.

AustinOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SafetySafer than 74%of U.S. towns we grade All about Austin →
CabotKnown for its schools
Schools#21 for schools in ARof 113 towns Health59% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$249K typical home10% above the AR typical home All about Cabot →
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.

Trails13×
Cabot has more miles of trail
Cabot 5.2 miAustin 0.4 mi
Growth since 2010+58.1 pts
Austin has grown faster since 2010
Austin +69.8%Cabot +11.7%
Jobs per worker7.7×
Cabot is more of a job hub
Cabot 0.77Austin 0.10
Size6.9×
Cabot is the bigger place
Cabot 26,960Austin 3,915
Household income+52%
Households in Austin earn more
Austin $113,764Cabot $75,000
Bachelor’s degree++18.1 pts
More adults in Austin have a degree
Austin 44%Cabot 25.9%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Austin places higher on 10 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
B+AustinSafer than 74% of U.S. towns CCabotSafer than 27% of U.S. towns
Schools
–AustinNot graded ACabotBetter than 87% of districts in the state
Health
B+AustinHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns C+CabotHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns
10Austin
7Cabot

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

Most remote workersWork · 126 towns #113#44 SafestSafety · 106 towns #3#48 Fastest growingGrowth · 126 towns #5#37 Most activeHealth · 127 towns #6#37 Fewest smokersHealth · 127 towns #12#41 Most educatedPeople · 127 towns #8#36 Most new homesHousing · 118 towns #66#42 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #89#64

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

Where they are

Austin and Cabot share a border

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

AustinCabotAustinCabot
Austin ↔ Cabot3.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
243 Austin residents work in Cabot (17.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Austin →
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.

Austin$1,420/mo
Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,335/mo · Housing →
Cabot$1,430/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,110/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
AustinCabot
Snow a year2″2″
January low28°F28°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)209d209d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)94th82nd
Outdoors & history
AustinCabot
Trails—5 mi
Conserved land—0.3%
Settled18731873
National Register places—2
Archive photos212
Famous people born here—5
Community
AustinCabot
Library hours a week—49 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.

AustinCabot
People
Population 3,915Lowest 26,960Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +69.8%Highest AR: +3.3% +11.7%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 30.5±3.3Lowest 21% below AR 34.3±1.9Highest 11% below AR
Cabot and Austin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.7%±6.5Lowest AR: 23.1% 28.2%±2.4Highest AR: 23.1%
Cabot and Austin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.1%±3Lowest AR: 17.6% 13.7%±1.7Highest AR: 17.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44%Highest AR: 25.7% 25.9%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±3.5Highest AR: 5.1% 3.4%±1.1Lowest AR: 5.1%
Austin and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,764±$23kHighest 87% above AR $75,000±$6kLowest 23% above AR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $220,500±$22kHighest 17% above AR $207,300±$11kLowest 10% above AR
Austin and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,335±$104Highest 41% above AR $1,110±$62Lowest 17% above AR
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,380Highest 33% above AR $1,266Lowest 22% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.7%±11.9Lowest AR: 44.8% 49.2%±9.3Highest AR: 44.8%
Below poverty line 1.6%Lowest AR: 16% 11.2%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.2%Highest AR: 66.4% 68.8%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 2008Highest 21 yrs newer than AR 2000Lowest 13 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 14% above AR 29 minHighest 27% above AR
Work from home 1.7%±1.4Lowest AR: 8.8% 7.8%±2Highest AR: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 17.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.77Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (29%)Little Rock (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 17% work in CabotFew work in Austin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 5.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.0Lowest 44.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#21 of 113 in AR
School district —CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Cabot High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.6
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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