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Corning vs Murfreesboro

239 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (9.3× in Murfreesboro) and conserved land (+34.8 pts in Murfreesboro).

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Corning, ARAn outdoors townArkansas · 3,134 people

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Murfreesboro, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 1,819 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.

CorningAn outdoors town

Outdoors#8 most walkable in AR0.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves Housing$106K typical home53% below the AR typical home Health92% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Corning →

MurfreesboroOne of the healthiest towns

Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates

Outdoors36.3% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

History12 archive photos & papers4 places on the National Register All about Murfreesboro →

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.

Murfreesboro has more miles of trail

Murfreesboro 2.8 miCorning 0.3 mi

Conserved land+34.8 pts

Murfreesboro has more conserved land

Murfreesboro 36.3%Corning 1.5%

Rent runs higher in Corning

Corning $704Murfreesboro $521

Street grid+57%

Corning has the more walkable street grid

Corning 77.1Murfreesboro 49.0

Property tax bill+21%

Tax bills are bigger in Murfreesboro

Murfreesboro $527Corning $437

Jobs per worker+66%

Murfreesboro is more of a job hub

Murfreesboro 1.16Corning 0.70

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Murfreesboro

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%

Corning$600/mo

Typical home $106K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $704/mo · Housing →

Murfreesboro$970/mo

Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.44% · or rent about $521/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Murfreesboro and Corning.

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.

Safety

BCorningSafer than 59% of U.S. towns BMurfreesboroSafer than 57% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−CorningBetter than 54% of districts in the state BMurfreesboroBetter than 63% of districts in the state

Health

DCorningHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns DMurfreesboroHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns

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

CorningMurfreesboro

Snow a year5″1″

January low28°F 29°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)224d 209d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd 78th

Outdoors & history

CorningMurfreesboro

Trails0 mi 3 mi

Conserved land1.5%36.3%

Settled1877 —

National Register places3 4

Archive photos12 12

Famous people born here1 3

Community

CorningMurfreesboro

Library hours a week41 hrs 23 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

239 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CorningAR MurfreesboroAR

Corning ↔ Murfreesboro239 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

CorningMurfreesboro

People

Population 3,134Highest 1,819Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.4%Highest AR: +3.3% -8.9%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 42.2±4.4Highest 10% above AR 42±9Lowest 9% above AR

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

Kids under 18 20.9%±4.6 AR: 23.1% 20.9%±5.6 AR: 23.1%

Age 65+ 24.2%±6.6Lowest AR: 17.6% 25.1%±4.1Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.3%Highest AR: 25.7% 19.7%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 2.7%±2.4Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,408±$13kLowest 17% below AR $53,264±$24kHighest 12% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $89,500±$10kLowest 52% below AR $119,300±$36kHighest 37% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $704±$49Highest 26% below AR $521±$68Lowest 45% below AR

Property taxmedian, yearly $437Lowest 58% below AR $527Highest 49% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.4%±13.8Lowest AR: 44.8% 43%±46.9Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 14.8%Lowest AR: 16% 20.7%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.8%Highest AR: 66.4% 70.6%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 13 yrs older than AR 1978Highest 9 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% below AR 24 minHighest 5% above AR

Work from home 5.1%±6.1Highest AR: 8.8% 0.4%±0.6Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 26.3%Highest 24%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 18.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Lowest 1.16Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Paragould (13%)Nashville (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MurfreesboroFew work in Corning

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 36.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 77.1Highest 49.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #46 of 113 in AR—

School district CORNING SCHOOL DISTRICTSOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Corning High SchoolMurfreesboro High School

Students per teacherat that high school 6.0Lowest 7.4Highest

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.

Corning 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.