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%

Colt$710/mo

Typical home $127K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $711/mo · Housing →

Joiner$330/mo

Typical home $57K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $632/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Colt and Joiner.

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

ColtJoiner

Snow a year2″2″

January low32°F 31°F

July high92°F 91°F

Growing season (days)231d 229d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th 77th

Outdoors & history

ColtJoiner

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos4 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

ColtJoiner

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

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ColtAR JoinerAR

Colt ↔ Joiner45 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

ColtJoiner

People

Population 510Highest 454Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -13.5% AR: +3.3%

Median age 32.7±5.7Highest 15% below AR 31.2±14.5Lowest 19% below AR

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

Kids under 18 32.4%±5.2Highest AR: 23.1% 28.4%±8.4Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 10.2%±3.4Lowest AR: 17.6% 22.2%±3.7Highest AR: 17.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.7%Highest AR: 25.7% 9.4%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±4.1Highest AR: 5.1% 0%±4Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $22,188±$17kLowest 63% below AR $26,029±$4kHighest 57% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $93,800±$15kHighest 50% below AR $57,000±$5kLowest 70% below AR

Rentmedian gross, monthly $711±$482Highest 25% below AR $632±$217Lowest 33% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $394Highest 62% below AR $331Lowest 68% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 79.6%±28Highest AR: 44.8% 78.3%±30.9Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 46.5%Highest AR: 16% 43.6%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 29.1%Lowest AR: 66.4% 47.2%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 7 yrs older than AR 1989Highest 2 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 21% below AR 25 minHighest 10% above AR

Work from home 3%±3.2Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±12.6Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.09Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Forrest City (26%)Memphis (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JoinerFew work in Colt

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 15.2Lowest 71.2Highest

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.

Colt neighborsTown Square →

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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.

Colt vs Joiner

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Colt

What daily life feels like in each

45 miles apart

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