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Centerton vs Lowell

11 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (15.1× in Lowell) and growth since 2010 (+52.7 pts in Centerton).

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Centerton, ARHomes around $348KArkansas · 21,920 people
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Lowell, ARA regional job hubArkansas · 10,849 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.

CentertonHomes around $348K
Housing$348K typical home53% above the AR typical home Schools#8 for schools in ARof 113 towns HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Centerton →
LowellA regional job hub
Work13,541 jobsbased in Lowell, a regional job hub Housing$355K typical home56% above the AR typical home Schools#12 for schools in ARof 113 towns All about Lowell →
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.

Jobs per worker15.1×
Lowell is more of a job hub
Lowell 2.57Centerton 0.17
Growth since 2010+52.7 pts
Centerton has grown faster since 2010
Centerton +87%Lowell +34.3%
Trails4.2×
Centerton has more miles of trail
Centerton 5.9 miLowell 1.4 mi
Rent+29%
Rent runs higher in Centerton
Centerton $1,465Lowell $1,136
Household income+21%
Households in Centerton earn more
Centerton $115,713Lowell $95,527
Bachelor’s degree++13.2 pts
More adults in Centerton have a degree
Centerton 42.2%Lowell 29%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Centerton places higher on 14 of 21 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
–CentertonNot graded BLowellSafer than 60% of U.S. towns
Schools
A+CentertonBetter than 97% of districts in the state A−LowellBetter than 78% of districts in the state
Health
A−CentertonHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns B+LowellHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns
14Centerton
7Lowell

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #11#81 Most trailsOutdoors · 89 towns #35#82 Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #17#74 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #28#74 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #87#53 Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #47#23 Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #93#75 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #7#26

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Centerton’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.

Centerton$2,000/mo
Typical home $348K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $1,465/mo · Housing →
Lowell$2,030/mo
Typical home $355K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $1,136/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
CentertonLowell
Snow a year10″10″
January low24°F24°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)195d195d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th36th
Outdoors & history
CentertonLowell
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.2%0.6%
Settled—1881
National Register places—3
Archive photos412
Community
CentertonLowell
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

11 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

CentertonLowellCentertonLowell
Centerton ↔ Lowell11 miles apart
Who commutes between them
437 Centerton residents work in Lowell (4.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Centerton →
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.

CentertonLowell
People
Population 21,920Highest 10,849Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +87%Highest AR: +3.3% +34.3%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 32.4±1.6Highest 16% below AR 32.3±1.8Lowest 16% below AR
Centerton and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.6%±3.2Highest AR: 23.1% 27.3%±4.6Lowest AR: 23.1%
Centerton and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.2%±1.6Lowest AR: 17.6% 12%±3.6Highest AR: 17.6%
Lowell and Centerton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.2%Highest AR: 25.7% 29%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±1.3Highest AR: 5.1% 3.8%±1.6Lowest AR: 5.1%
Centerton and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $115,713±$5kHighest 90% above AR $95,527±$8kLowest 57% above AR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $338,500±$31kHighest 80% above AR $284,200±$17kLowest 51% above AR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,465±$74Highest 55% above AR $1,136±$62Lowest 20% above AR
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,031Highest 95% above AR $1,642Lowest 58% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.5%±9.2Highest AR: 44.8% 27.1%±13.3Lowest AR: 44.8%
Centerton and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.5%Lowest AR: 16% 6.9%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.6%Lowest AR: 66.4% 70.2%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 2009Highest 22 yrs newer than AR 2000Lowest 13 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 5% above AR 20 minLowest 9% below AR
Work from home 17.3%±3.3Highest AR: 8.8% 16%±5.4Lowest AR: 8.8%
Centerton and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.7%Lowest 9.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 2.57Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bentonville (40%)Rogers (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in LowellFew work in Centerton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.9 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.9Highest 39.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #8 of 113 in AR#12 of 113 in AR
School district BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Bentonville West High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 9.5 —
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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