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Bryant vs Centerton

157 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+63.2 pts in Centerton) and jobs per worker (5.6× in Bryant).

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Bryant, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 21,504 people
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Centerton, ARHomes around $348KArkansas · 21,920 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.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Centerton

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.

Bryant$1,490/mo
Typical home $257K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $993/mo · Housing →
Centerton$2,000/mo
Typical home $348K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $1,465/mo · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Centerton and Bryant.

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

Centerton places higher on 13 of 22 AR lists

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.

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
BryantCenterton
Snow a year1″10″
January low31°F24°F
July high93°F89°F
Growing season (days)229d195d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th46th
Outdoors & history
BryantCenterton
Trails3 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.7%0.2%
National Register places1—
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here4—
Community
BryantCenterton
Library hours a week51 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

157 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bryant ↔ Centerton157 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.

BryantCenterton
People
Population 21,504Lowest 21,920Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +23.8%Lowest AR: +3.3% +87%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 35.8±2.5Highest 7% below AR 32.4±1.6Lowest 16% below AR
Bryant and Centerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.7%±3.6Highest AR: 23.1% 27.6%±3.2Lowest AR: 23.1%
Bryant and Centerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.5%±1.9Highest AR: 17.6% 7.2%±1.6Lowest AR: 17.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.7%Lowest AR: 25.7% 42.2%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±1.3Lowest AR: 5.1% 5.2%±1.3Highest AR: 5.1%
Centerton and Bryant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,024±$8kLowest 37% above AR $115,713±$5kHighest 90% above AR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $223,200±$13kLowest 19% above AR $338,500±$31kHighest 80% above AR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $993±$54Lowest 5% above AR $1,465±$74Highest 55% above AR
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,487Lowest 43% above AR $2,031Highest 95% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.7%±9Highest AR: 44.8% 27.5%±9.2Lowest AR: 44.8%
Bryant and Centerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.6%Highest AR: 16% 5.5%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.1%Highest AR: 66.4% 65.6%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Lowest 13 yrs newer than AR 2009Highest 22 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the AR average 24 minHighest 5% above AR
Work from home 9.4%±3Lowest AR: 8.8% 17.3%±3.3Highest AR: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents 10.2%Highest 2.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.95Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (47%)Bentonville (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CentertonFew work in Bryant
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miLowest 5.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.0Lowest 59.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #14 of 113 in AR#8 of 113 in AR
School district DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL SYSTEM · BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICTBENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Bryant High SchoolBentonville West High School
Students per teacherat that high school 16.0Highest 9.5Lowest
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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