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 →

Ola$340/mo

Typical home $62K (Census) · tax rate 0.32% · or rent about $574/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Colt and Ola.

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

ColtOla

Snow a year2″3″

January low32°F —

July high92°F —

Growing season (days)231d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th 87th

Outdoors & history

ColtOla

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos4 3

Famous people born here1 —

Community

ColtOla

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

137 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ColtAR OlaAR

Colt ↔ Ola137 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

ColtOla

People

Population 510Lowest 914Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -27.1% AR: +3.3%

Median age 32.7±5.7Lowest 15% below AR 36±8.8Highest 6% below AR

Ola and Colt 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% 22.5%±6.9Lowest AR: 23.1%

Colt and Ola 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% 14.1%±4.4Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.7%Highest AR: 25.7% 6.3%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±4.1Highest AR: 5.1% 0.3%±1.5Lowest AR: 5.1%

Colt and Ola 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 $32,679±$16kHighest 46% below AR

Ola 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 $61,600±$29kLowest 67% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $711±$482Highest 25% below AR $574±$63Lowest 39% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $394Highest 62% below AR $199Lowest 81% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 79.6%±28Highest AR: 44.8% 50.4%±16.2Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 46.5%Lowest AR: 16% 46.6%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 29.1%Lowest AR: 66.4% 37.4%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 7 yrs older than AR 1978Lowest 9 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 21% below AR 14 minLowest 39% below AR

Work from home 3%±3.2Highest AR: 8.8% 1.2%±2Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 3%Highest 2.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 0.68Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Forrest City (26%)Danville (17%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 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 53.5Highest

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.

Colt vs Ola

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Colt

What daily life feels like in each

137 miles apart

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