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Cushman vs Emmet

176 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.4× in Emmet) and street grid (2.2× in Emmet).

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Cushman, ARA small town of 488Arkansas · 488 people

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Emmet, ARA small town of 435Arkansas · 435 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.

CushmanA small town of 488

Quiet strengthsCushman doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Cushman →

EmmetA small town of 435

Quiet strengthsEmmet doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Emmet →

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.

Jobs per worker4.4×

Emmet is more of a job hub

Emmet 0.22Cushman 0.05

Street grid2.2×

Emmet has the more walkable street grid

Emmet 35.0Cushman 16.0

Property tax bill+24%

Tax bills are bigger in Cushman

Cushman $550Emmet $445

Average commute6 min

Emmet has the shorter commute

Cushman 28 minEmmet 22 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Cushman

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%

Cushman$650/mo

Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $463/mo · Housing →

Emmet$490/mo

Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $633/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Cushman and Emmet.

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

CushmanEmmet

Snow a year4″2″

January low26°F 32°F

July high88°F 92°F

Growing season (days)201d 226d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th 83rd

Outdoors & history

CushmanEmmet

Conserved land—0%

National Register places—2

Archive photos—3

Famous people born here1 1

Community

CushmanEmmet

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

176 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CushmanAR EmmetAR

Cushman ↔ Emmet176 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

CushmanEmmet

People

Population 488Highest 435Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -19.9% AR: +3.3%

Median age 42±11.7Highest 9% above AR 41.5±16.3Lowest 8% above AR

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

Kids under 18 22.1%±7Lowest AR: 23.1% 26.4%±12.6Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 20.5%±7Lowest AR: 17.6% 27.6%±6.4Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.5%Lowest AR: 25.7% 15.6%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±3.1Lowest AR: 5.1% 9.7%±11.1Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,500±$20kLowest 28% below AR $56,016±$12kHighest 8% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,100±$33kHighest 39% below AR $86,900±$21kLowest 54% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $463±$138Lowest 51% below AR $633±$134Highest 33% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $550Highest 47% below AR $445Lowest 57% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.2%±72.5Lowest AR: 44.8% 54.2%±71.1Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 20.7%Lowest AR: 16% 22.8%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.7%Highest AR: 66.4% 77.5%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 1 yr older than AR 1977Lowest 10 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 23% above AR 22 minLowest about the AR average

Work from home 2.2%±2.5Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±11.9Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.22Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Batesville (42%)Hope (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EmmetFew work in Cushman

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.0Lowest 35.0Highest

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.

Cushman 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.