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Cove vs Patterson

189 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (21 min in Patterson) and jobs per worker (3.5× in Cove).

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Cove, ARHomes around $175KArkansas · 462 people
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Patterson, ARA small town of 364Arkansas · 364 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.

CoveHomes around $175K
Housing$175K typical home23% below the AR typical home All about Cove →
PattersonA small town of 364
Quiet strengthsPatterson doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Patterson →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Average commute21 min
Patterson has the shorter commute
Cove 42 minPatterson 21 min
Jobs per worker3.5×
Cove is more of a job hub
Cove 0.21Patterson 0.06
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in Patterson
Patterson $483Cove $417
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
CovePatterson
Snow a year2″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th83rd
Outdoors & history
CovePatterson
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—7.1%
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here2—
Community
CovePatterson
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

189 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CoveARPattersonAR
Cove ↔ Patterson189 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.

CovePatterson
People
Population 462Highest 364Lowest
Median age 36.5±10Lowest 5% below AR 39.7±9.3Highest 3% above AR
Patterson and Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.9%±10.7Lowest AR: 23.1% 28.3%±9.1Highest AR: 23.1%
Patterson and Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.4%±6.1Lowest AR: 17.6% 20.6%±7.3Highest AR: 17.6%
Patterson and Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.1%Highest AR: 25.7% 3.6%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±2.9Highest AR: 5.1% 0%±5.1Lowest AR: 5.1%
Cove and Patterson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,688±$30kLowest 35% below AR $42,250±$21kHighest 30% below AR
Patterson and Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,000±$30k 60% below AR —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $574±$29Lowest 39% below AR $656±$157Highest 31% below AR
Patterson and Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $417Lowest 60% below AR $483Highest 54% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.8%±25.2Lowest AR: 44.8% 42%±36.5Highest AR: 44.8%
Patterson and Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.3%Lowest AR: 16% 28.6%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.9%Lowest AR: 66.4% 64%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 10 yrs older than AR 1978Highest 9 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 42 minHighest 88% above AR 21 minLowest 7% below AR
Work from home 1.3%±2.1Lowest AR: 8.8% 5.4%±5.8Highest AR: 8.8%
Patterson and Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mena (20%)McCrory (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PattersonFew work in Cove
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.7Lowest 27.6Highest
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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