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Denning vs Perry

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (13.5× in Perry) and property tax bill (+48% in Denning).

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Denning, ARA small town of 245Arkansas · 245 people
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Perry, ARHomes around $173KArkansas · 356 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.

DenningA small town of 245
Quiet strengthsDenning doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Denning →
PerryHomes around $173K
Housing$173K typical home24% below the AR typical home All about Perry →
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 worker13.5×
Perry is more of a job hub
Perry 0.27Denning 0.02
Property tax bill+48%
Tax bills are bigger in Denning
Denning $520Perry $351
Street grid+42%
Perry has the more walkable street grid
Perry 52.8Denning 37.3
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Perry

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.

Denning$440/mo
Typical home $75K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $742/mo · Housing →
Perry$970/mo
Typical home $173K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $788/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Perry and Denning.

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
DenningPerry
Snow a year1″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st82nd
Outdoors & history
DenningPerry
National Register places—1
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here—1
Community
DenningPerry
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

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DenningARPerryAR
Denning ↔ Perry60 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.

DenningPerry
People
Population 245Lowest 356Highest
Median age 39.4±5.8Highest about the AR average 37.3±5Lowest 3% below AR
Denning and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±5Highest AR: 23.1% 23.3%±8.8Lowest AR: 23.1%
Denning and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±9Highest AR: 17.6% 19.1%±8.7Lowest AR: 17.6%
Denning and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.6%Lowest AR: 25.7% 7.9%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 2%±4.2Highest AR: 5.1%
Perry and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $35,938±$9kLowest 41% below AR $41,354±$30kHighest 32% below AR
Perry and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,000±$15kHighest 60% below AR $73,300±$29kLowest 61% below AR
Denning and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $742±$302Lowest 22% below AR $788±$198Highest 17% below AR
Perry and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $520Highest 50% below AR $351Lowest 66% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.7%±100Highest AR: 44.8% 22.2%±71.3Lowest AR: 44.8%
Denning and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 24.5%Lowest AR: 16% 28.7%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.5%Highest AR: 66.4% 75.9%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 7 yrs older than AR 1970Lowest 17 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 8% above AR 26 minHighest 16% above AR
Work from home 0%±17.3Lowest AR: 8.8% 6.9%±5.9Highest AR: 8.8%
Perry and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.27Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ozark (16%)Little Rock (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PerryFew work in Denning
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.3Lowest 52.8Highest
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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