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Gravette vs Ward

167 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Gravette) and street grid (3.5× in Ward).

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Gravette, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 3,714 people
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Ward, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 6,573 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 →
WardKnown for its schools
Schools#10 for schools in ARof 113 towns Housing$208K typical home8% below the AR typical home Health55% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Ward →
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.

Jobs per worker8.3×
Gravette is more of a job hub
Gravette 0.91Ward 0.11
Street grid3.5×
Ward has the more walkable street grid
Ward 49.1Gravette 14.1
Property tax bill+58%
Tax bills are bigger in Ward
Ward $1,368Gravette $866
Average commute7 min
Gravette has the shorter commute
Ward 29 minGravette 22 min
Typical home built13 yrs
Gravette’s homes are older
Ward 2006Gravette 1993
Work in town+8.2 pts
More of Gravette’s workers stay in town
Gravette 10%Ward 1.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $800 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 →
Ward$1,220/mo
Typical home $208K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,202/mo · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Gravette and Ward.

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

Ward places higher on 10 of 20 AR lists

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 CWardSafer than 30% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+GravetteBetter than 69% of districts in the state AWardBetter than 87% of districts in the state
Health
C+GravetteHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns C+WardHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns
9Gravette
10Ward

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #101#17 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #125#53 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #66#120 Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #72#123 Lowest property taxCost of living · 127 towns #66#99 Fewest smokersHealth · 127 towns #31#58 Most remote workersWork · 126 towns #41#17 SafestSafety · 106 towns #23#43

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Gravette’s rankings →

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
GravetteWard
Snow a year13″2″
January low29°F28°F
July high93°F92°F
Growing season (days)204d209d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th86th
Outdoors & history
GravetteWard
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled1899—
National Register places51
Archive photos19—
Famous people born here7—
Community
GravetteWard
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

167 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GravetteARWardAR
Gravette ↔ Ward167 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.

GravetteWard
People
Population 3,714Lowest 6,573Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +52.6%Highest AR: +3.3% +48.8%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 32.8±4.8Highest 15% below AR 30.2±1.6Lowest 22% below AR
Gravette and Ward 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% 28.9%±5.7Highest AR: 23.1%
Ward 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% 7.8%±2.7Lowest AR: 17.6%
Gravette and Ward 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% 22.1%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±4.2Highest AR: 5.1% 3.8%±2Lowest AR: 5.1%
Gravette and Ward 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 $72,734±$11kHighest 20% above AR
Ward 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±$33kHighest 15% above AR $189,100±$10kLowest about the AR average
Gravette and Ward 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 $1,202±$239Highest 27% above AR
Ward and Gravette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $866Lowest 17% below AR $1,368Highest 32% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.9%±22.4Highest AR: 44.8% 26.7%±18Lowest AR: 44.8%
Gravette and Ward are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.8%Lowest AR: 16% 11.1%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.3%Highest AR: 66.4% 69%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Lowest 6 yrs newer than AR 2006Highest 19 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 4% below AR 29 minHighest 29% above AR
Work from home 8.2%±5.1Lowest AR: 8.8% 13.4%±5.2Highest AR: 8.8%
Ward 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 1.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.91Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bentonville (24%)Little Rock (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WardFew work in Gravette
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.1Lowest 49.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #15 of 113 in AR#10 of 113 in AR
School district GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICTCABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT
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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