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Earle vs Ola

157 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (17 min in Ola) and jobs per worker (2.6× in Ola).

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Earle, ARHomes around $70KArkansas · 1,520 people
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Ola, ARA small town of 914Arkansas · 914 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.

EarleHomes around $70K
Housing$70K typical home69% below the AR typical home Health100% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 2%of AR districts All about Earle →
OlaA small town of 914
Quiet strengthsOla doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ola →
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 commute17 min
Ola has the shorter commute
Earle 31 minOla 14 min
Jobs per worker2.6×
Ola is more of a job hub
Ola 0.68Earle 0.26
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Earle
Earle $277Ola $199
Trails2.3×
Earle has more miles of trail
Earle 0.9 miOla 0.4 mi
★ 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.

Earle$390/mo
Typical home $70K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.32% · or rent about $583/mo · Housing →
Ola$340/mo
Typical home $62K (Census) · tax rate 0.32% · or rent about $574/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Safety
CEarleSafer than 31% of U.S. towns –OlaNot graded
Schools
D−EarleBetter than 2% of districts in the state –OlaNot graded
Health
D−EarleHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns –OlaNot graded
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
EarleOla
Snow a year2″3″
January low32°F—
July high92°F—
Growing season (days)231d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th87th
Outdoors & history
EarleOla
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%0%
National Register places3—
Archive photos63
Famous people born here6—
Community
EarleOla
Library hours a week21 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

157 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EarleAROlaAR
Earle ↔ Ola157 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.

EarleOla
People
Population 1,520Highest 914Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -24.2%Highest AR: +3.3% -27.1%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 32.5±14Lowest 16% below AR 36±8.8Highest 6% below AR
Ola and Earle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29%±6.9Highest AR: 23.1% 22.5%±6.9Lowest AR: 23.1%
Earle and Ola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±6Highest AR: 17.6% 14.1%±4.4Lowest AR: 17.6%
Earle and Ola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Highest AR: 25.7% 6.3%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.2%±6.2Highest AR: 5.1% 0.3%±1.5Lowest AR: 5.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $32,197±$19kLowest 47% below AR $32,679±$16kHighest 46% below AR
Ola and Earle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,900±$33kHighest 53% below AR $61,600±$29kLowest 67% below AR
Earle and Ola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $583±$164Highest 38% below AR $574±$63Lowest 39% below AR
Earle and Ola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $277Highest 73% below AR $199Lowest 81% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.7%±21.3Lowest AR: 44.8% 50.4%±16.2Highest AR: 44.8%
Ola and Earle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 36.2%Lowest AR: 16% 46.6%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 35.9%Lowest AR: 66.4% 37.4%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 17 yrs older than AR 1978Highest 9 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 37% above AR 14 minLowest 39% below AR
Work from home 9.3%±8.1Highest AR: 8.8% 1.2%±2Lowest AR: 8.8%
Earle and Ola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.1%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 0.68Highest
Top workplaceoutside town West Memphis (17%)Danville (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OlaFew work in Earle
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.3Lowest 53.5Highest
Schools
School district EARLE SCHOOL DISTRICT—
High school in town Earle High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 3.9 —
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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