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Bauxite vs Bryant

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (25.4× in Bryant) and bachelor’s degree+ (+27.4 pts in Bryant).

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Bauxite, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 846 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.

BauxiteKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 90%of AR districts All about Bauxite →
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.

Size25.4×
Bryant is the bigger place
Bryant 21,504Bauxite 846
Bachelor’s degree++27.4 pts
More adults in Bryant have a degree
Bryant 37.7%Bauxite 10.3%
Street grid2.2×
Bryant has the more walkable street grid
Bryant 39.0Bauxite 17.7
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Bryant
Bryant $1,487Bauxite $1,155
Typical home built16 yrs
Bauxite’s homes are older
Bryant 2000Bauxite 1984
Work in town+8.6 pts
More of Bryant’s workers stay in town
Bryant 10.2%Bauxite 1.6%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Bauxite and Bryant share a border

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

BauxiteBryantBauxiteBryant
Bauxite ↔ Bryant4.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
26 Bauxite residents work in Bryant (8.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Bauxite →
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.

Bauxite$1,440/mo
Typical home $251K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →
Bryant$1,490/mo
Typical home $257K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $993/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.

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.

Safety
–BauxiteNot graded CBryantSafer than 33% of U.S. towns
Schools
ABauxiteBetter than 90% of districts in the state ABryantBetter than 90% of districts in the state
Health
–BauxiteNot graded BBryantHealthier than 59% 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
BauxiteBryant
Snow a year1″1″
January low31°F31°F
July high93°F93°F
Growing season (days)229d229d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th59th
Outdoors & history
BauxiteBryant
Trails0 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%1.7%
Settled1973—
National Register places21
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here54
Community
BauxiteBryant
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.

BauxiteBryant
People
Population 846Lowest 21,504Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +23.8% AR: +3.3%
Median age 32.2±14.1Lowest 16% below AR 35.8±2.5Highest 7% below AR
Bryant and Bauxite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.1%±8.5Highest AR: 23.1% 28.7%±3.6Lowest AR: 23.1%
Bauxite and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.4%±5.3Lowest AR: 17.6% 13.5%±1.9Highest AR: 17.6%
Bryant and Bauxite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.3%Lowest AR: 25.7% 37.7%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±2.5Highest AR: 5.1% 3.6%±1.3Lowest AR: 5.1%
Bauxite and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,250±$27kLowest 22% above AR $83,024±$8kHighest 37% above AR
Bryant and Bauxite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $188,200±$74kLowest about the AR average $223,200±$13kHighest 19% above AR
Bryant and Bauxite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $900±$322Lowest 5% below AR $993±$54Highest 5% above AR
Bryant and Bauxite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,155Lowest 11% above AR $1,487Highest 43% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22%±25.9Lowest AR: 44.8% 27.7%±9Highest AR: 44.8%
Bryant and Bauxite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15%Highest AR: 16% 5.6%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.4%Lowest AR: 66.4% 71.1%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 3 yrs older than AR 2000Highest 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 4.7%±3.7Lowest AR: 8.8% 9.4%±3Highest AR: 8.8%
Bryant and Bauxite are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 10.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.31Highest 0.95Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (39%)Little Rock (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in BryantFew work in Bauxite
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 17.7Lowest 39.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#14 of 113 in AR
School district BAUXITE SCHOOL DISTRICTDIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL SYSTEM · BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Bauxite High SchoolBryant High School
Students per teacherat that high school 9.9Lowest 16.0Highest
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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