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%

DeWitt$760/mo

Typical home $132K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $853/mo · Housing →

Waldron$890/mo

Typical home $158K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $704/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Waldron and DeWitt.

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 14 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 C−WaldronSafer than 15% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−DeWittBetter than 47% of districts in the state C+WaldronBetter than 38% of districts in the state

Health

DDeWittHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns DWaldronHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns

14DeWitt

6Waldron

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #1#71 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #43#109 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 127 towns #114#49 Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #23#72 Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #17#58 Most remote workersWork · 126 towns #77#125 Best schoolsSchools · 113 towns #38#79 Cheapest rentCost of living · 126 towns #57#15

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

DeWittWaldron

Snow a year1″3″

January low33°F 28°F

July high91°F 92°F

Growing season (days)250d 203d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 59th

Outdoors & history

DeWittWaldron

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land3.1%0.9%

Settled1854 1845

National Register places9 7

Archive photos12 11

Famous people born here2 6

Community

DeWittWaldron

Library hours a week41 hrs 29 hrs

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

162 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DeWittAR WaldronAR

DeWitt ↔ Waldron162 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

DeWittWaldron

People

Population 2,933Lowest 3,344Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.2%Lowest AR: +3.3% -6.4%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 41.9±3.7Highest 9% above AR 39.2±3Lowest about the AR average

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

Kids under 18 24.4%±5.3Highest AR: 23.1% 18.8%±5.3Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 18.1%±4.5Highest AR: 17.6% 13.6%±4Lowest AR: 17.6%

DeWitt and Waldron 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% 7.8%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.7Lowest AR: 5.1% 2%±2.1Highest AR: 5.1%

Waldron 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 $33,839±$18kLowest 44% below AR

DeWitt and Waldron 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 $105,300±$32kHighest 44% below AR

Waldron 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 $704±$132Lowest 26% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $513Lowest 51% below AR $535Highest 49% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.7%±15.7Highest AR: 44.8% 53.1%±15.2Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 25.9%Highest AR: 16% 19.4%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 53.8%Lowest AR: 66.4% 60.4%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 13 yrs older than AR 1978Highest 9 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 39% below AR 19 minHighest 15% below AR

Work from home 5%±5.4Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±1Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 41.8%Highest 39.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 28.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.31Lowest 2.05Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Stuttgart (14%)Fort Smith (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WaldronFew work in DeWitt

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 94.3Highest 40.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #38 of 113 in AR #79 of 113 in AR

School district DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICTWALDRON SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Dewitt High SchoolWaldron High School

Students per teacherat that high school 6.3Lowest 8.8Highest

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.

DeWitt vs Waldron

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

DeWitt places higher on 14 of 21 AR lists

What daily life feels like in each

162 miles apart

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