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%

Gillham$510/mo

Typical home $93K (Census) · tax rate 0.35% · or rent about $563/mo · Housing →

Letona$640/mo

Typical home $114K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Letona and Gillham.

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

GillhamLetona

Snow a year3″2″

January low30°F 30°F

July high92°F 93°F

Growing season (days)222d 228d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th 79th

Outdoors & history

GillhamLetona

National Register places2 3

Archive photos4 —

Community

GillhamLetona

Library hours a week9 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

163 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GillhamAR LetonaAR

Gillham ↔ Letona163 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

GillhamLetona

People

Population 147Lowest 213Highest

Median age 49.2±41.1Highest 28% above AR 48.9±11.9Lowest 27% above AR

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

Kids under 18 25.2%±14.9Highest AR: 23.1% 16.9%±9.4Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 24.5%±20.5Highest AR: 17.6% 24.4%±11.3Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6%Lowest AR: 25.7% 9.5%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.2%±14Highest AR: 5.1% 0.9%±6.4Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $55,833±$41kHighest 8% below AR $38,438±$32kLowest 37% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $93,000±$35kLowest 51% below AR $113,900±$9kHighest 39% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $563±$524Lowest 41% below AR $775±$452Highest 18% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $325Lowest 69% below AR $503Highest 52% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.4%±100Highest AR: 44.8% 14.3%±100Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 8.8%Lowest AR: 16% 39%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 75.8%Lowest AR: 66.4% 75.9%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 9 yrs older than AR 1977Lowest 10 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 20% above AR 32 minHighest 40% above AR

Work from home 0%±21.3Lowest AR: 8.8% 14.6%±18.3Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.24Highest 0.01Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town De Queen (38%)Searcy (36%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LetonaFew work in Gillham

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.6Lowest 90.3Highest

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.

Gillham vs Letona

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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