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Cabot vs Marion

104 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+33% in Marion) and street grid (+85% in Cabot).

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Cabot, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 26,960 people

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Marion, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 13,623 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.

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 →

MarionOne of the healthiest towns

Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 11%of U.S. towns we grade SchoolsBetter than 30%of AR districts All about Marion →

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+33%

Tax bills are bigger in Marion

Marion $1,686Cabot $1,266

Street grid+85%

Cabot has the more walkable street grid

Cabot 44.9Marion 24.3

Average commute6 min

Marion has the shorter commute

Cabot 29 minMarion 22 min

★ What stands out · Report cards

Cabot 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 DMarionSafer than 11% of U.S. towns

Schools

ACabotBetter than 87% of districts in the state CMarionBetter than 30% of districts in the state

Health

C+CabotHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns C+MarionHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns

15Cabot

7Marion

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

Best schoolsSchools · 113 towns #21#90 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 38 towns #25#7 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #16#74 Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #17#65 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #64#111 Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #94#47 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #119#77 SafestSafety · 106 towns #48#77

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 →

Marion$1,420/mo

Typical home $240K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,148/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.

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

CabotMarion

Snow a year2″2″

January low28°F 31°F

July high92°F 91°F

Growing season (days)209d 235d

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

Outdoors & history

CabotMarion

Trails5 mi 4 mi

Conserved land0.3%0.7%

Settled1873 —

National Register places2 2

Archive photos15 —

Famous people born here5 5

Community

CabotMarion

Library hours a week49 hrs 41 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

104 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CabotAR MarionAR

Cabot ↔ Marion104 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

CabotMarion

People

Population 26,960Highest 13,623Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.7%Highest AR: +3.3% +11.4%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 34.3±1.9Lowest 11% below AR 35.8±2.4Highest 7% below AR

Marion 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% 28.4%±3Highest AR: 23.1%

Marion 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% 12.6%±1.6Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.9%Highest AR: 25.7% 24.7%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.1Lowest AR: 5.1% 5.2%±1.6Highest AR: 5.1%

Marion 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 $78,330±$9kHighest 29% above AR

Marion 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 $212,400±$12kHighest 13% above AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,110±$62Lowest 17% above AR $1,148±$51Highest 21% above AR

Marion and Cabot 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 $1,686Highest 62% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.2%±9.3Highest AR: 44.8% 34.9%±8.3Lowest AR: 44.8%

Cabot and Marion 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% 8.6%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.8%Lowest AR: 66.4% 71.6%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 13 yrs newer than AR 1999Lowest 12 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 27% above AR 22 minLowest about the AR average

Work from home 7.8%±2Highest AR: 8.8% 7.7%±2.3Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 17.1%Highest 14.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Highest 0.65Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (28%)Memphis (31%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 0.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 5.2 miHighest 3.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 5Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.9Highest 24.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #21 of 113 in AR #90 of 113 in AR

School district CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICTMARION SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Cabot High SchoolMarion High School

Students per teacherat that high school 17.6Highest 10.2Lowest

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.

Cabot neighborsTown Square →

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Marion neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Cabot

Austin3,915 people · $221K homes

Towns like Cabot

Van Buren23,763 people · $182K homes

Benton36,595 people · $213K homes

Siloam Springs18,699 people · $222K homes

Bryant21,504 people · $223K homes

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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.