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Cabot vs Benton

41 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.6× in Cabot) and kids under 18 (+4.8 pts in Cabot).

Cabot, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 26,960 people

Benton, ARA history townArkansas · 36,595 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.

CabotKnown for its schools

Schools#21 for schools in ARof 113 towns Health59% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$249K typical home10% above the AR typical home All about Cabot →

BentonA history town

HistorySettled in 183316 places on the National Register Schools#16 for schools in ARof 113 towns

Outdoors#18 most walkable in AR2.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Benton →

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.

Trails2.6×

Cabot has more miles of trail

Cabot 5.2 miBenton 2.0 mi

Kids under 18+4.8 pts

Cabot has more kids

Cabot 28.2%Benton 23.4%

Average commute4 min

Benton has the shorter commute

Cabot 29 minBenton 24 min

Street grid+42%

Benton has the more walkable street grid

Benton 63.7Cabot 44.9

★ 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%

Cabot$1,430/mo

Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,110/mo · Housing →

Benton$1,400/mo

Typical home $242K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,072/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

Benton places higher on 15 of 23 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.

Safety

CCabotSafer than 27% of U.S. towns C−BentonSafer than 17% of U.S. towns

Schools

ACabotBetter than 87% of districts in the state ABentonBetter than 90% of districts in the state

Health

C+CabotHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns C+BentonHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns

7Cabot

15Benton

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #88#26 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 38 towns #25#11 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #64#18 Most trailsOutdoors · 89 towns #59#87 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 127 towns #38#68 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #119#94 Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #94#72 SafestSafety · 106 towns #48#63

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cabot’s rankings →

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

CabotBenton

Snow a year2″1″

January low28°F 31°F

July high92°F 93°F

Growing season (days)209d 229d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd 61st

Outdoors & history

CabotBenton

Trails5 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.3%1.8%

Settled1873 1833

National Register places2 16

Archive photos12 19

Famous people born here5 14

Community

CabotBenton

Library hours a week49 hrs 51 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

41 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CabotAR BentonAR

Cabot ↔ Benton41 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

CabotBenton

People

Population 26,960Lowest 36,595Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.7%Lowest AR: +3.3% +14.1%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 34.3±1.9Lowest 11% below AR 38.1±2.1Highest about the AR average

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

Kids under 18 28.2%±2.4Highest AR: 23.1% 23.4%±2Lowest AR: 23.1%

Age 65+ 13.7%±1.7Lowest AR: 17.6% 16.1%±1.7Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.9%Lowest AR: 25.7% 28.3%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.1Lowest AR: 5.1% 4.4%±1.1Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $75,000±$6kHighest 23% above AR $72,876±$5kLowest 20% above AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $207,300±$11kLowest 10% above AR $212,700±$9kHighest 13% above AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,110±$62Highest 17% above AR $1,072±$42Lowest 13% above AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,266Lowest 22% above AR $1,352Highest 30% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.2%±9.3Highest AR: 44.8% 40.2%±8.4Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 11.2%Highest AR: 16% 8.1%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.8%Highest AR: 66.4% 68.2%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 13 yrs newer than AR 1995Lowest 8 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 27% above AR 24 minLowest 8% above AR

Work from home 7.8%±2Lowest AR: 8.8% 9.4%±2.4Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 17.1%Highest 16.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Highest 0.75Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (28%)Little Rock (40%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BentonFew work in Cabot

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 1.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 2.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.9Lowest 63.7Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #21 of 113 in AR #16 of 113 in AR

School district CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICTUA-PTC TECHNICAL CENTER · BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Cabot High SchoolBenton High School

Students per teacherat that high school 17.6Highest 11.0Lowest

Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Cabot vs Benton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

Benton places higher on 15 of 23 AR lists

What daily life feels like in each

41 miles apart

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