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%

Calion$490/mo

Typical home $89K (Census) · tax rate 0.33% · Housing →

Lynn$520/mo

Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate 0.36% · or rent about $691/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.

Schools

–CalionNot graded ALynnBetter than 92% of districts in the state

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

CalionLynn

Snow a year1″1″

January low32°F —

July high93°F —

Growing season (days)235d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 74th

Community

CalionLynn

Library hours a week—27 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

199 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CalionAR LynnAR

Calion ↔ Lynn199 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

CalionLynn

People

Population 355Highest 299Lowest

Median age 44.6±10.8Lowest 16% above AR 45.8±5.7Highest 19% above AR

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

Kids under 18 23.7%±11.6Highest AR: 23.1% 14.7%±8.6Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 15.5%±7.6Lowest AR: 17.6% 24.4%±5.7Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.2%Highest AR: 25.7% 10%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±4Highest AR: 5.1% 0.7%±4.5Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $41,417±$12kLowest 32% below AR $48,889±$7kHighest 20% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $89,400±$26kLowest 52% below AR $94,500±$10kHighest 50% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $691±$410 27% below AR

Property taxmedian, yearly $298Lowest 71% below AR $342Highest 67% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest AR: 44.8% 84.6%±100Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 15.5%Highest AR: 16% 4.3%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 86.3%Highest AR: 66.4% 78.8%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 6 yrs older than AR 1976Lowest 11 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 4% above AR 35 minHighest 55% above AR

Work from home 1.8%±2.3Lowest AR: 8.8% 5.7%±6.7Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 5.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 1.37Highest

Top workplaceoutside town El Dorado (49%)Cave City (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LynnFew work in Calion

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.4Highest 6.5Lowest

Schools

School district —HILLCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town —None in town

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

Deciding?

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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.

Calion vs Lynn

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Where they differ most

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