Skip to content

TownTapestry

Find a town

Guest, Sign inJoin

Compare towns

Garfield vs Guy

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.3× in Guy) and street grid (2.6× in Garfield).

×

Garfield, ARHomes around $469KArkansas · 508 people

×

Guy, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 720 people

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.

GarfieldHomes around $469K

Housing$469K typical home107% above the AR typical home SchoolsBetter than 78%of AR districts All about Garfield →

GuyKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 21%of AR districts

History5 historic places5 places on the National Register All about Guy →

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.

Guy has more miles of trail

Guy 1.7 miGarfield 0.4 mi

Street grid2.6×

Garfield has the more walkable street grid

Garfield 12.6Guy 4.8

Growth since 2010+11.9 pts

Garfield has grown faster since 2010

Garfield +18.1%Guy +6.2%

Work from home+10.5 pts

More people work from home in Garfield

Garfield 12.7%Guy 2.2%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,280 more a month in Garfield

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%

Garfield$2,690/mo

Typical home $469K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

Guy$1,420/mo

Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $925/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,280 a month, about $15,300 a year, between Garfield and Guy.

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.

Schools

A−GarfieldBetter than 78% of districts in the state C−GuyBetter than 21% of districts in the state

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

GarfieldGuy

Snow a year10″3″

January low24°F —

July high89°F —

Growing season (days)195d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 66th

Outdoors & history

GarfieldGuy

Trails0 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0.4%0%

Settled1883 —

National Register places2 5

Archive photos4 —

Famous people born here1 —

Community

GarfieldGuy

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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GarfieldAR GuyAR

Garfield ↔ Guy120 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

GarfieldGuy

People

Population 508Lowest 720Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +18.1%Highest AR: +3.3% +6.2%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 50±7.5Highest 30% above AR 45.1±7.5Lowest 17% above AR

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

Kids under 18 12.4%±5Lowest AR: 23.1% 19.4%±2.2Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 21.3%±6.1Lowest AR: 17.6% 26.3%±4.2Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.2%Lowest AR: 25.7% 19.3%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±2.9Lowest AR: 5.1% 1.5%±1.2Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,583±$8kLowest 23% above AR $75,592±$27kHighest 24% above AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$96kLowest 20% above AR $246,600±$64kHighest 31% above AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$89Lowest 6% below AR $925±$161Highest about the AR average

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,342Lowest 29% above AR $1,500Highest 44% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.8%±45.4Lowest AR: 44.8% 44.8%±26.2Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 3.9%Lowest AR: 16% 14.2%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74.6%Lowest AR: 66.4% 76.3%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993Lowest 6 yrs newer than AR 2001Highest 14 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 27% above AR 30 minHighest 33% above AR

Work from home 12.7%±5.1Highest AR: 8.8% 2.2%±1.8Lowest AR: 8.8%

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Lowest 0.44Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Rogers (27%)Conway (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GuyFew work in Garfield

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 1.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.6Highest 4.8Lowest

Schools

School district GARFIELD SCHOLARS' ACADEMYGUY PERKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town None in townGuy-Perkins High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 10.1

Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Garfield neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Garfield’s Town Square.

Guy neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Guy’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Garfield and Guy

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Towns like Garfield

Gateway292 people · $174K homes

Briarcliff257 people · $193K homes

Wheatley374 people · $171K homes

Taylor593 people · $107K homes

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.