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Bergman vs Midway

143 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.3× in Bergman) and jobs per worker (3.4× in Bergman).

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Bergman, ARA regional job hubArkansas · 542 people

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Midway, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 728 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 →

MidwayOne of the healthiest towns

Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 36%of AR districts All about Midway →

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 grid4.3×

Bergman has the more walkable street grid

Bergman 25.6Midway 6.0

Jobs per worker3.4×

Bergman is more of a job hub

Bergman 2.01Midway 0.59

Kids under 18+12.7 pts

Bergman has more kids

Bergman 22%Midway 9.3%

Work from home+7.9 pts

More people work from home in Bergman

Bergman 9.2%Midway 1.3%

Homeowners+8.5 pts renters

Bergman has more renters

Midway 96.3%Bergman 87.8%

★ What stands out · 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 C+MidwayBetter than 36% of districts in the state

Health

–BergmanNot graded DMidwayHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns

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.

Down paymentRate%

Bergman$800/mo

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

Midway$890/mo

Typical home $160K (Census) · tax rate 0.36% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Midway 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.

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

BergmanMidway

Snow a year8″1″

January low23°F 31°F

July high88°F 94°F

Growing season (days)189d 225d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th 73rd

Outdoors & history

BergmanMidway

Settled—2000

National Register places1 1

Community

BergmanMidway

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

143 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BergmanAR MidwayAR

Bergman ↔ Midway143 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

BergmanMidway

People

Population 542Lowest 728Highest

Median age 44±8.8Lowest 14% above AR 46.1±5.1Highest 20% above AR

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

Kids under 18 22%±3.8Highest AR: 23.1% 9.3%±5.8Lowest AR: 23.1%

Age 65+ 16.1%±8.3Lowest AR: 17.6% 19.2%±5.9Highest AR: 17.6%

Midway 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% 17.4%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 8.2%±8.4Highest AR: 5.1%

Midway 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 $96,250±$36kHighest 58% above AR

Midway 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 $160,400±$23kHighest 15% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$315 about the AR average —

Property taxmedian, yearly $538Lowest 48% below AR $582Highest 44% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Highest AR: 44.8% 0%±100Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 13%Highest AR: 16% 5.2%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.8%Lowest AR: 66.4% 96.3%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1992 5 yrs newer than AR 1992 5 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 20% above AR 29 minHighest 30% above AR

Work from home 9.2%±5.3Highest AR: 8.8% 1.3%±1Lowest AR: 8.8%

Work in townworking residents 7.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.01Highest 0.59Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Harrison (35%)Hot Springs (21%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.6Highest 6.0Lowest

Schools

School district BERGMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTOUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Bergman High SchoolOuachita High School

Students per teacherat that high school 3.8Lowest 5.3Highest

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.

Bergman neighborsTown Square →

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Midway 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.