Skip to content

TownTapestry

Find a town

Guest, Sign inJoin

Compare towns

Gould vs Altheimer

29 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (38 min in Gould) and jobs per worker (3.4× in Gould).

×

Gould, ARA small town of 661Arkansas · 661 people

×

Altheimer, ARA small town of 517Arkansas · 517 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.

GouldA small town of 661

Quiet strengthsGould doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Gould →

AltheimerA small town of 517

Quiet strengthsAltheimer doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Altheimer →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Average commute38 min

Gould has the shorter commute

Altheimer 60 minGould 22 min

Jobs per worker3.4×

Gould is more of a job hub

Gould 0.86Altheimer 0.25

Gould has more miles of trail

Gould 0.3 miAltheimer 0.1 mi

Property tax bill+39%

Tax bills are bigger in Altheimer

Altheimer $455Gould $328

Growth since 2010+8.5 pts

Gould has grown faster since 2010

Gould -20.8%Altheimer -29.3%

Street grid+72%

Gould has the more walkable street grid

Gould 65.9Altheimer 38.4

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Gould$330/mo

Typical home $57K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $711/mo · Housing →

Altheimer$410/mo

Typical home $72K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $736/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Altheimer and Gould.

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

GouldAltheimer

Snow a year1″3″

January low35°F 33°F

July high92°F 92°F

Growing season (days)245d 245d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd 82nd

Outdoors & history

GouldAltheimer

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Settled—1919

National Register places—2

Archive photos5 3

Famous people born here4 —

Community

GouldAltheimer

Library hours a week—36 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

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GouldAltheimer

Gould ↔ Altheimer29 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

GouldAltheimer

People

Population 661Highest 517Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -20.8%Highest AR: +3.3% -29.3%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 52.6±7.4Lowest 37% above AR 57.2±8.1Highest 49% above AR

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

Kids under 18 6.4%±6.5Lowest AR: 23.1% 16.6%±9.2Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 26.3%±6.9Lowest AR: 17.6% 35%±23.6Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Lowest AR: 25.7% 23.9%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±2.1Lowest AR: 5.1% 8.9%±12.4Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $32,805±$8kLowest 46% below AR $42,663±$16kHighest 30% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $56,900±$43kLowest 70% below AR $71,600±$22kHighest 62% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $711±$534Lowest 25% below AR $736±$322Highest 22% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $328Lowest 68% below AR $455Highest 56% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.2%±23.7Lowest AR: 44.8% 56.4%±79.7Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 24.5%Highest AR: 16% 18.2%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69%Highest AR: 66.4% 67.9%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 14 yrs older than AR 1980Highest 7 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the AR average 60 minHighest 166% above AR

Work from home 3.8%±7Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±7.7Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 50.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.25Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Dumas (14%)Stuttgart (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AltheimerFew work in Gould

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.9Highest 38.4Lowest

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.

Gould neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Gould’s Town Square.

Altheimer neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Altheimer’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Gould and Altheimer

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

Towns like Gould

Dierks728 people · $100K homes

Biggers428 people · $57K homes

Hughes886 people · $70K homes

Bradley528 people · $64K 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.