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Gilmore vs Denning

195 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (27× in Gilmore) and street grid (13.8× in Denning).

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Gilmore, ARA small town of 293Arkansas · 293 people
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Denning, ARA small town of 245Arkansas · 245 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.

GilmoreA small town of 293
Quiet strengthsGilmore doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gilmore →
DenningA small town of 245
Quiet strengthsDenning doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Denning →
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.

Trails27×
Gilmore has more miles of trail
Gilmore 8.1 miDenning 0.3 mi
Street grid13.8×
Denning has the more walkable street grid
Denning 37.3Gilmore 2.7
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Denning
Denning $520Gilmore $244
Typical home built15 yrs
Denning’s homes are older
Gilmore 1995Denning 1980
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
GilmoreDenning
Snow a year2″1″
January low31°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)235d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th51st
Outdoors & history
GilmoreDenning
Trails8 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places1—
Community
GilmoreDenning
Library hours a week15 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

195 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GilmoreARDenningAR
Gilmore ↔ Denning195 miles apart
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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.

GilmoreDenning
People
Population 293Highest 245Lowest
Median age 34.4±12.6Lowest 11% below AR 39.4±5.8Highest about the AR average
Denning and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27%±14Highest AR: 23.1% 25.7%±5Lowest AR: 23.1%
Gilmore and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.5%±21.2Highest AR: 17.6% 20%±9Lowest AR: 17.6%
Gilmore and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.6%Lowest AR: 25.7% 7.6%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.6%±13Highest AR: 5.1% 0%±7.5Lowest AR: 5.1%
Gilmore and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,583±$25kHighest 35% below AR $35,938±$9kLowest 41% below AR
Gilmore and Denning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $75,000±$15k 60% below AR
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $742±$302 22% below AR
Property taxmedian, yearly $244Lowest 77% below AR $520Highest 50% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±96.3Lowest AR: 44.8% 35.7%±100Highest AR: 44.8%
Denning and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.3%Lowest AR: 16% 24.5%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest AR: 66.4% 78.5%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 8 yrs newer than AR 1980Lowest 7 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 25% above AR 24 minLowest 8% above AR
Work from home 0%±13.4 AR: 8.8% 0%±17.3 AR: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 37.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Memphis (25%)Ozark (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DenningFew work in Gilmore
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 8.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.7Lowest 37.3Highest
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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