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Bergman vs Avoca

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

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Bergman, ARA regional job hubArkansas · 542 people

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Avoca, ARA small town of 799Arkansas · 799 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.

BergmanA regional job hub

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

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 →

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%

Bergman$800/mo

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

Avoca$1,370/mo

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

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

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

BergmanAvoca

Snow a year8″10″

January low23°F 24°F

July high88°F 89°F

Growing season (days)189d 195d

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

Outdoors & history

BergmanAvoca

Settled—1881

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—2

Community

BergmanAvoca

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.

BergmanAR AvocaAR

Bergman ↔ Avoca59 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

BergmanAvoca

People

Population 542Lowest 799Highest

Median age 44±8.8Lowest 14% above AR 47±23.9Highest 22% 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%±3.8Lowest AR: 23.1% 22.2%±12.9Highest 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+ 16.1%±8.3Lowest AR: 17.6% 33.4%±20.8Highest 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+ 15.3%Lowest AR: 25.7% 22.3%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 2.6%±1.9Highest 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 $61,042±$17kLowest about the AR average $62,273±$21kHighest 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 $144,100±$52kLowest 23% below AR $235,500±$31kHighest 25% above AR

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

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

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Highest AR: 44.8% 10.7%±66.7Lowest 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 13%Highest AR: 16% 11%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 9.2%±5.3Highest AR: 8.8% 8%±4.8Lowest 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 7.2%Highest 0.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AvocaFew work in Bergman

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 25.6Highest 19.3Lowest

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?

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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.

Bergman 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.