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Avoca vs Bergman

59 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (3× in Avoca) and home values (+63% in Avoca).

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Avoca, ARA small town of 799Arkansas · 799 people

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Bergman, ARA regional job hubArkansas · 542 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.

AvocaA small town of 799

Quiet strengthsAvoca doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Avoca →

BergmanA regional job hub

Work279 jobsbased in Bergman, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 89%of AR districts All about Bergman →

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.

Property tax bill3×

Tax bills are bigger in Avoca

Avoca $1,623Bergman $538

Home values+63%

Homes cost more in Avoca

Avoca $235,500Bergman $144,100

Jobs per worker3.5×

Bergman is more of a job hub

Bergman 2.01Avoca 0.57

Average commute4 min

Avoca has the shorter commute

Bergman 27 minAvoca 23 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $570 more a month in Avoca

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%

Avoca$1,370/mo

Typical home $236K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

Bergman$800/mo

Typical home $144K (Census) · tax rate 0.37% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $570 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Avoca and Bergman.

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

–AvocaNot graded ABergmanBetter than 89% of districts in the state

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

AvocaBergman

Snow a year10″8″

January low24°F 23°F

July high89°F 88°F

Growing season (days)195d 189d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th 67th

Outdoors & history

AvocaBergman

Settled1881 —

National Register places—1

Archive photos2 —

Community

AvocaBergman

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

59 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AvocaAR BergmanAR

Avoca ↔ Bergman59 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

AvocaBergman

People

Population 799Highest 542Lowest

Median age 47±23.9Highest 22% above AR 44±8.8Lowest 14% above AR

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

Kids under 18 22.2%±12.9Highest AR: 23.1% 22%±3.8Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 33.4%±20.8Highest AR: 17.6% 16.1%±8.3Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.3%Highest AR: 25.7% 15.3%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±1.9Highest AR: 5.1% 2.4%±1.5Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $62,273±$21kHighest about the AR average $61,042±$17kLowest about the AR average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $235,500±$31kHighest 25% above AR $144,100±$52kLowest 23% below AR

Rentmedian gross, monthly $900±$646Lowest 5% below AR $950±$315Highest about the AR average

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,623Highest 56% above AR $538Lowest 48% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.7%±66.7Lowest AR: 44.8% 33.3%±100Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 11%Lowest AR: 16% 13%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.8%Highest AR: 66.4% 87.8%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 1 yr newer than AR 1992Highest 5 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the AR average 27 minHighest 20% above AR

Work from home 8%±4.8Lowest AR: 8.8% 9.2%±5.3Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 7.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 10.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 2.01Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Bentonville (26%)Harrison (35%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BergmanFew work in Avoca

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 19.3Lowest 25.6Highest

Schools

School district —BERGMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town —Bergman High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 3.8

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Avoca 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.