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Bonanza vs Keiser

245 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6.2× in Keiser) and property tax bill (+72% in Bonanza).

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Bonanza, ARA small town of 711Arkansas · 711 people
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Keiser, ARA small town of 774Arkansas · 774 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.

BonanzaA small town of 711
Quiet strengthsBonanza doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bonanza →
KeiserA small town of 774
Quiet strengthsKeiser doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Keiser →
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 grid6.2×
Keiser has the more walkable street grid
Keiser 93.7Bonanza 15.0
Property tax bill+72%
Tax bills are bigger in Bonanza
Bonanza $1,117Keiser $649
Trails2.5×
Keiser has more miles of trail
Keiser 0.5 miBonanza 0.2 mi
Jobs per worker2.2×
Bonanza is more of a job hub
Bonanza 0.28Keiser 0.13
★ 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.

Bonanza$790/mo
Typical home $133K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $945/mo · Housing →
Keiser$730/mo
Typical home $129K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $1,019/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Bonanza and Keiser.

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
BonanzaKeiser
Snow a year3″2″
January low30°F31°F
July high94°F91°F
Growing season (days)224d229d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th76th
Outdoors & history
BonanzaKeiser
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0%
National Register places—2
Archive photos26
Community
BonanzaKeiser
Library hours a week—15 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.

Where they are

245 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BonanzaARKeiserAR
Bonanza ↔ Keiser245 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.

BonanzaKeiser
People
Population 711Lowest 774Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.1%Highest AR: +3.3% -1.1%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 29±8.9Lowest 25% below AR 31.5±11.7Highest 18% below AR
Keiser and Bonanza are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 37.3%±18.3Highest AR: 23.1% 31%±4.6Lowest AR: 23.1%
Bonanza and Keiser are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.3%±8.1Highest AR: 17.6% 15.2%±6.9Lowest AR: 17.6%
Bonanza and Keiser are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Lowest AR: 25.7% 19.4%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.7Lowest AR: 5.1% 4.5%±4.3Highest AR: 5.1%
Keiser and Bonanza are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,631±$7kHighest 5% above AR $56,667±$9kLowest 7% below AR
Bonanza and Keiser are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $133,300±$69kHighest 29% below AR $128,700±$66kLowest 32% below AR
Bonanza and Keiser are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $945±$33Lowest about the AR average $1,019±$288Highest 8% above AR
Keiser and Bonanza are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,117Highest 7% above AR $649Lowest 38% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22%±44.9Lowest AR: 44.8% 41.7%±83.6Highest AR: 44.8%
Keiser and Bonanza are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.2%Lowest AR: 16% 14.9%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.1%Highest AR: 66.4% 72%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest same as AR 1981Lowest 6 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 12% below AR 18 minLowest 19% below AR
Work from home 3.3%±3.5Lowest AR: 8.8% 8%±6.9Highest AR: 8.8%
Keiser and Bonanza are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Smith (53%)Wilson (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KeiserFew work in Bonanza
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.0Lowest 93.7Highest
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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