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 CBryantSafer than 33% of U.S. towns

Schools

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

Health

C+CabotHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns BBryantHealthier than 59% of U.S. towns

5Cabot

16Bryant

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

Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #88#28 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 38 towns #25#4 Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #94#47 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #119#82 Fewest smokersHealth · 127 towns #41#12 Most trailsOutdoors · 89 towns #59#77 Most educatedPeople · 127 towns #36#13 Cheapest rentCost of living · 126 towns #104#84

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

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 →

Bryant$1,490/mo

Typical home $257K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $993/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Bryant and Cabot.

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

CabotBryant

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 59th

Outdoors & history

CabotBryant

Trails5 mi 3 mi

Conserved land0.3%1.7%

Settled1873 —

National Register places2 1

Archive photos12 —

Famous people born here5 4

Community

CabotBryant

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

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CabotAR BryantAR

Cabot ↔ Bryant36 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

CabotBryant

People

Population 26,960Highest 21,504Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.7%Lowest AR: +3.3% +23.8%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 34.3±1.9Lowest 11% below AR 35.8±2.5Highest 7% below AR

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

Kids under 18 28.2%±2.4Lowest AR: 23.1% 28.7%±3.6Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 13.7%±1.7Highest AR: 17.6% 13.5%±1.9Lowest AR: 17.6%

Cabot and Bryant 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% 37.7%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.1Lowest AR: 5.1% 3.6%±1.3Highest AR: 5.1%

Bryant 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±$6kLowest 23% above AR $83,024±$8kHighest 37% above AR

Bryant and Cabot 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 $223,200±$13kHighest 19% above AR

Bryant 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 $993±$54Lowest 5% above AR

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,266Lowest 22% above AR $1,487Highest 43% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.2%±9.3Highest AR: 44.8% 27.7%±9Lowest AR: 44.8%

Below poverty line 11.2%Highest AR: 16% 5.6%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.8%Lowest AR: 66.4% 71.1%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 2000 13 yrs newer than AR 2000 13 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 27% above AR 23 minLowest about the AR average

Work from home 7.8%±2Lowest AR: 8.8% 9.4%±3Highest AR: 8.8%

Bryant 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 10.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Lowest 0.95Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (28%)Little Rock (47%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 1.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 3.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.9Highest 39.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #21 of 113 in AR #14 of 113 in AR

School district CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICTDIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL SYSTEM · BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Cabot High SchoolBryant High School

Students per teacherat that high school 17.6Highest 16.0Lowest

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.

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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 Bryant

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Bryant places higher on 16 of 23 AR lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

36 miles apart

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