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Dasher vs Arcade

231 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (13 min in Dasher) and street grid (+90% in Dasher).

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Dasher, GAKnown for its schoolsGeorgia · 944 people
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Arcade, GAA small town of 1,704Georgia · 1,704 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.

DasherKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 93%of GA districts Housing$250K typical home24% below the GA typical home All about Dasher →
ArcadeA small town of 1,704
Quiet strengthsArcade doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Arcade →
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 commute13 min
Dasher has the shorter commute
Arcade 34 minDasher 21 min
Street grid+90%
Dasher has the more walkable street grid
Dasher 16.3Arcade 8.6
Growth since 2010+7.9 pts
Arcade has grown faster since 2010
Arcade +5.5%Dasher -2.4%
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in Arcade
Arcade $1,491Dasher $1,286
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Arcade

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.

Dasher$1,440/mo
Typical home $250K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,008/mo · Housing →
Arcade$1,970/mo
Typical home $342K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $995/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Arcade and Dasher.

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 Georgia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–DasherNot graded C+ArcadeSafer than 39% of U.S. towns
Schools
ADasherBetter than 93% of districts in the state –ArcadeNot graded
Health
–DasherNot graded C+ArcadeHealthier than 45% 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
DasherArcade
Snow a year0″1″
January low40°F31°F
July high91°F89°F
Growing season (days)273d222d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd24th
Outdoors & history
DasherArcade
Settled1889—
Archive photos6—
Community
DasherArcade
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

231 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DasherGAArcadeGA
Dasher ↔ Arcade231 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.

DasherArcade
People
Population 944Lowest 1,704Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.4%Lowest GA: +10.6% +5.5%Highest GA: +10.6%
Median age 44.5±6.2Highest 18% above GA 43.5±4Lowest 16% above GA
Dasher and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±1.2Lowest GA: 23.2% 18.3%±1.9Highest GA: 23.2%
Arcade and Dasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.9%±8.3Highest GA: 15% 14.5%±1.8Lowest GA: 15%
Dasher and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Lowest GA: 34.9% 17%Highest GA: 34.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.9Lowest GA: 6.4% 4.3%±2.7Highest GA: 6.4%
Arcade and Dasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,703±$12kLowest 15% below GA $68,375±$15kHighest 12% below GA
Arcade and Dasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $207,500±$80kLowest 32% below GA $234,600±$12kHighest 23% below GA
Arcade and Dasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,008±$289Highest 28% below GA $995±$258Lowest 29% below GA
Dasher and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,286Lowest 45% below GA $1,491Highest 36% below GA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.6%±100Highest GA: 52.4% 17.1%±20.3Lowest GA: 52.4%
Dasher and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.2%Lowest GA: 13.4% 9.7%Highest GA: 13.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.9%Highest GA: 65.7% 80%Lowest GA: 65.7%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 2 yrs older than GA 1996Highest 4 yrs newer than GA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 26% below GA 34 minHighest 19% above GA
Work from home 4.9%±4.1Lowest GA: 15.9% 10.5%±5.6Highest GA: 15.9%
Arcade and Dasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32 0.32
Top workplaceoutside town Valdosta (46%)Athens (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArcadeFew work in Dasher
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.3Highest 8.6Lowest
Georgia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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