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Brinkley vs Augusta

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+76% in Augusta) and street grid (2.7× in Augusta).

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Brinkley, ARA history townArkansas · 2,596 people
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Augusta, ARHomes around $83KArkansas · 1,859 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.

BrinkleyA history town
HistorySettled in 185211 places on the National Register Health99% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#24 most conserved land in AR0.9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Brinkley →
AugustaHomes around $83K
Housing$83K typical home63% below the AR typical home Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 8%of AR districts All about Augusta →
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 bill+76%
Tax bills are bigger in Augusta
Augusta $693Brinkley $393
Street grid2.7×
Augusta has the more walkable street grid
Augusta 97.0Brinkley 35.3
Growth since 2010+6.2 pts
Augusta has grown faster since 2010
Augusta -9.1%Brinkley -15.3%
Average commute6 min
Augusta has the shorter commute
Brinkley 27 minAugusta 22 min
★ 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.

Brinkley$530/mo
Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $608/mo · Housing →
Augusta$480/mo
Typical home $83K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $650/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
D−BrinkleySafer than 4% of U.S. towns –AugustaNot graded
Schools
DBrinkleyBetter than 5% of districts in the state DAugustaBetter than 8% of districts in the state
Health
D−BrinkleyHealthier than 1% of U.S. towns D−AugustaHealthier than 3% 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
BrinkleyAugusta
Snow a year3″1″
January low31°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)237d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th91st
Outdoors & history
BrinkleyAugusta
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.9%5.6%
Settled18521848
National Register places1110
Archive photos24—
Famous people born here103
Community
BrinkleyAugusta
Library hours a week—38 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

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BrinkleyAugustaBrinkleyAugusta
Brinkley ↔ Augusta29 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.

BrinkleyAugusta
People
Population 2,596Highest 1,859Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.3%Lowest AR: +3.3% -9.1%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 49.1±4.8Highest 28% above AR 45.5±5.1Lowest 18% above AR
Brinkley and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.8%±6.1Lowest AR: 23.1% 21.1%±6.1Highest AR: 23.1%
Augusta and Brinkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25%±6.5Highest AR: 17.6% 24.1%±6Lowest AR: 17.6%
Brinkley and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Highest AR: 25.7% 12.1%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±2.7Highest AR: 5.1% 4.9%±2.8Lowest AR: 5.1%
Brinkley and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $38,996±$7kLowest 36% below AR $50,575±$9kHighest 17% below AR
Augusta and Brinkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,000±$5kLowest 50% below AR $117,000±$24kHighest 38% below AR
Augusta and Brinkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $608±$77Lowest 36% below AR $650±$63Highest 31% below AR
Augusta and Brinkley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $393Lowest 62% below AR $693Highest 33% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 32.8%±6.8Highest AR: 44.8% 28.8%±16.1Lowest AR: 44.8%
Brinkley and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.7%Lowest AR: 16% 28.7%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 58.9%Lowest AR: 66.4% 63.6%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 12 yrs older than AR 1977Highest 10 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 22% above AR 22 minLowest 4% below AR
Work from home 2.7%±3.9Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±1.6Lowest AR: 8.8%
Brinkley and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 24.3%Highest 20.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.09Highest 0.97Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (8%)Searcy (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AugustaFew work in Brinkley
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 5.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 mi 0.9 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 35.3Lowest 97.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #108 of 113 in AR—
School district BRINKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTAUGUSTA SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Brinkley High SchoolAugusta High School
Students per teacherat that high school 3.3 3.3
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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