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Biggers vs Altheimer

150 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (40 min in Biggers) and property tax bill (+54% in Altheimer).

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Biggers, ARA small town of 428Arkansas · 428 people

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Altheimer, ARA small town of 517Arkansas · 517 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.

BiggersA small town of 428

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

All about Biggers →

AltheimerA small town of 517

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

All about Altheimer →

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.

Average commute40 min

Biggers has the shorter commute

Altheimer 60 minBiggers 20 min

Property tax bill+54%

Tax bills are bigger in Altheimer

Altheimer $455Biggers $295

Jobs per worker2.5×

Altheimer is more of a job hub

Altheimer 0.25Biggers 0.10

Bachelor’s degree++12.7 pts

More adults in Altheimer have a degree

Altheimer 23.9%Biggers 11.2%

Typical home built12 yrs

Biggers’s homes are older

Altheimer 1980Biggers 1968

★ What stands out · 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%

Biggers$330/mo

Typical home $57K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

Altheimer$410/mo

Typical home $72K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $736/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Altheimer and Biggers.

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

BiggersAltheimer

Snow a year6″3″

January low26°F 33°F

July high90°F 92°F

Growing season (days)214d 245d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th 82nd

Outdoors & history

BiggersAltheimer

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1919

National Register places—2

Archive photos4 3

Community

BiggersAltheimer

Library hours a week—36 hrs

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

150 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BiggersAR AltheimerAR

Biggers ↔ Altheimer150 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

BiggersAltheimer

People

Population 428Lowest 517Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -29.3% AR: +3.3%

Median age 54.7±22.7Lowest 42% above AR 57.2±8.1Highest 49% above AR

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

Kids under 18 19.6%±11.3Highest AR: 23.1% 16.6%±9.2Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 29%±7Lowest AR: 17.6% 35%±23.6Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.2%Lowest AR: 25.7% 23.9%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±5.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 8.9%±12.4Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,292±$24kHighest 6% below AR $42,663±$16kLowest 30% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $57,300±$13kLowest 70% below AR $71,600±$22kHighest 62% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$420Lowest 29% below AR $736±$322Highest 22% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $295Lowest 72% below AR $455Highest 56% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31%±49.5Lowest AR: 44.8% 56.4%±79.7Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 30.6%Highest AR: 16% 18.2%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 70.4%Highest AR: 66.4% 67.9%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 19 yrs older than AR 1980Highest 7 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 12% below AR 60 minHighest 166% above AR

Work from home 12.9%±17Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±7.7Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.25Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Pocahontas (28%)Stuttgart (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AltheimerFew work in Biggers

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 41.2Highest 38.4Lowest

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.

Biggers 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.