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DeWitt vs Dumas

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+7.8 pts in DeWitt) and average commute (7 min in DeWitt).

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DeWitt, ARAn outdoors townArkansas · 2,933 people
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Dumas, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 3,768 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.

DeWittAn outdoors town
Outdoors#1 most walkable in AR1.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$132K typical home42% below the AR typical home Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about DeWitt →
DumasKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 35%of AR districts Outdoors#4 most walkable in AR0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$110K typical home52% below the AR typical home All about Dumas →
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.

Growth since 2010+7.8 pts
DeWitt has grown faster since 2010
DeWitt -7.2%Dumas -15%
Average commute7 min
DeWitt has the shorter commute
Dumas 21 minDeWitt 14 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

DeWitt$760/mo
Typical home $132K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $853/mo · Housing →
Dumas$630/mo
Typical home $110K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $718/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between DeWitt and Dumas.

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

DeWitt places higher on 15 of 21 AR lists

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
CDeWittSafer than 27% of U.S. towns DDumasSafer than 7% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−DeWittBetter than 47% of districts in the state C+DumasBetter than 35% of districts in the state
Health
DDeWittHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns D−DumasHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns
15DeWitt
6Dumas

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #112#2 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #43#117 Best schoolsSchools · 113 towns #38#102 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #53#123 Most activeHealth · 127 towns #70#126 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #6#60 HealthiestHealth · 126 towns #73#125 Fewest smokersHealth · 127 towns #74#123

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of DeWitt’s rankings →

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
DeWittDumas
Snow a year1″1″
January low33°F35°F
July high91°F92°F
Growing season (days)250d245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th70th
Outdoors & history
DeWittDumas
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.1%1.7%
Settled1854—
National Register places95
Archive photos1212
Famous people born here2—
Community
DeWittDumas
Library hours a week41 hrs45 hrs
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

29 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

DeWittDumasDeWittDumas
DeWitt ↔ Dumas29 miles apart
Who commutes between them
44 Dumas residents work in DeWitt (3.2% of its workers)
12 DeWitt residents work in Dumas (1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Dumas →
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.

DeWittDumas
People
Population 2,933Lowest 3,768Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.2%Highest AR: +3.3% -15%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 41.9±3.7Highest 9% above AR 41.2±2.8Lowest 7% above AR
DeWitt and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±5.3Lowest AR: 23.1% 28.2%±4.9Highest AR: 23.1%
Dumas and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±4.5Lowest AR: 17.6% 22.3%±4.4Highest AR: 17.6%
Dumas and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.2%Lowest AR: 25.7% 9.3%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.7Lowest AR: 5.1% 3.4%±2Highest AR: 5.1%
Dumas and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,798±$8kHighest 21% below AR $34,787±$8kLowest 43% below AR
DeWitt and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,700±$18kLowest 60% below AR $84,400±$19kHighest 55% below AR
Dumas and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $853±$142Highest 10% below AR $718±$195Lowest 24% below AR
DeWitt and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $513Highest 51% below AR $468Lowest 55% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.7%±15.7Highest AR: 44.8% 44.2%±16.2Lowest AR: 44.8%
DeWitt and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.9%Lowest AR: 16% 33.9%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.8%Highest AR: 66.4% 48.6%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 13 yrs older than AR 1977Highest 10 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 39% below AR 21 minHighest 7% below AR
Work from home 5%±5.4Highest AR: 8.8% 1.9%±2.4Lowest AR: 8.8%
DeWitt and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 41.8%Lowest 43.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.31Lowest 1.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Stuttgart (14%)Pine Bluff (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Dumas3% work in DeWitt
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 94.3Highest 79.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #38 of 113 in AR#102 of 113 in AR
School district DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICTDUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Dewitt High SchoolDumas High School
Students per teacherat that high school 6.3Lowest 9.1Highest
Arkansas 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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