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Gravette vs Highfill

11 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+119.6 pts in Highfill) and trails (9× in Gravette).

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Gravette, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 3,714 people
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Highfill, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 2,191 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.

GravetteKnown for its schools
Schools#15 for schools in ARof 113 towns Housing$361K typical home59% above the AR typical home Health59% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Gravette →
HighfillKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 95%of AR districts SafetySafer than 83%of U.S. towns we grade HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Highfill →
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.

Growth since 2010+119.6 pts
Highfill has grown faster since 2010
Highfill +172.2%Gravette +52.6%
Trails9×
Gravette has more miles of trail
Gravette 4.5 miHighfill 0.5 mi
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Highfill
Highfill $1,972Gravette $866
Rent+37%
Rent runs higher in Highfill
Highfill $1,423Gravette $1,037
Typical home built21 yrs
Gravette’s homes are older
Highfill 2014Gravette 1993
Work in town+8.9 pts
More of Gravette’s workers stay in town
Gravette 10%Highfill 1.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $410 more a month in Gravette

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.

Gravette$2,010/mo
Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $1,037/mo · Housing →
Highfill$1,600/mo
Typical home $274K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,423/mo · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $4,900 a year, between Gravette and Highfill.

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
B−GravetteSafer than 48% of U.S. towns A−HighfillSafer than 83% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+GravetteBetter than 69% of districts in the state A+HighfillBetter than 95% of districts in the state
Health
C+GravetteHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns B+HighfillHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns
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
GravetteHighfill
Snow a year13″10″
January low29°F24°F
July high93°F89°F
Growing season (days)204d195d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th49th
Outdoors & history
GravetteHighfill
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0.7%
Settled1899—
National Register places52
Archive photos195
Famous people born here7—
Community
GravetteHighfill
Library hours a week41 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

11 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GravetteHighfillGravetteHighfill
Gravette ↔ Highfill11 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.

GravetteHighfill
People
Population 3,714Highest 2,191Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +52.6%Lowest AR: +3.3% +172.2%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 32.8±4.8Highest 15% below AR 29.8±2.2Lowest 23% below AR
Gravette and Highfill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.7%±8Lowest AR: 23.1% 31.9%±6.8Highest AR: 23.1%
Highfill and Gravette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±6.6Highest AR: 17.6% 9.9%±3.1Lowest AR: 17.6%
Gravette and Highfill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Lowest AR: 25.7% 22.9%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±4.2Highest AR: 5.1% 3.5%±2.9Lowest AR: 5.1%
Gravette and Highfill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,214±$8kLowest 12% above AR $92,596±$25kHighest 52% above AR
Highfill and Gravette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $216,300±$33kLowest 15% above AR $274,300±$36kHighest 46% above AR
Highfill and Gravette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,037±$218Lowest 10% above AR $1,423±$114Highest 50% above AR
Property taxmedian, yearly $866Lowest 17% below AR $1,972Highest 90% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.9%±22.4Lowest AR: 44.8% 50%±40Highest AR: 44.8%
Highfill and Gravette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.8%Highest AR: 16% 4.2%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.3%Lowest AR: 66.4% 79.9%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Lowest 6 yrs newer than AR 2014Highest 27 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 4% below AR 26 minHighest 14% above AR
Work from home 8.2%±5.1Lowest AR: 8.8% 18.4%±8Highest AR: 8.8%
Highfill and Gravette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.84Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bentonville (24%)Bentonville (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HighfillFew work in Gravette
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.1Highest 10.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #15 of 113 in AR—
School district GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICTHOPE ACADEMY OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
High school in town Gravette High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 9.3 —
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.

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