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Grubbs vs Huttig

191 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.5× in Huttig) and street grid (4.4× in Grubbs).

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Grubbs, ARHomes around $55KArkansas · 431 people

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Huttig, ARA regional job hubArkansas · 401 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.

GrubbsHomes around $55K

Housing$55K typical home76% below the AR typical home All about Grubbs →

HuttigA regional job hub

Work280 jobsbased in Huttig, a regional job hub All about Huttig →

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 worker9.5×

Huttig is more of a job hub

Huttig 1.90Grubbs 0.20

Street grid4.4×

Grubbs has the more walkable street grid

Grubbs 81.2Huttig 18.6

Average commute22 min

Grubbs has the shorter commute

Huttig 42 minGrubbs 20 min

Property tax bill+44%

Tax bills are bigger in Grubbs

Grubbs $431Huttig $300

Seasonal homes+15.2 pts

Huttig has more second homes

Huttig 15.2%Grubbs 0%

Homeowners+10.7 pts renters

Grubbs has more renters

Huttig 87.3%Grubbs 76.6%

★ 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%

Grubbs$370/mo

Typical home $55K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,258/mo · Housing →

Huttig$270/mo

Typical home $46K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $660/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Grubbs and Huttig.

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

GrubbsHuttig

Snow a year3″0″

January low30°F 34°F

July high89°F 95°F

Growing season (days)240d 238d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd 76th

Outdoors & history

GrubbsHuttig

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here—2

Community

GrubbsHuttig

Library hours a week—13 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

191 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GrubbsAR HuttigAR

Grubbs ↔ Huttig191 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

GrubbsHuttig

People

Population 431Highest 401Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -25% AR: +3.3%

Median age 56.4±20.8Lowest 46% above AR 57.6±6.3Highest 50% above AR

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

Kids under 18 10.9%±7.6Highest AR: 23.1% 9.7%±13.9Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 39.4%±10Highest AR: 17.6% 21.7%±9.2Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.8%Lowest AR: 25.7% 5.8%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.3 AR: 5.1% 0%±4.6 AR: 5.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $78,750±$43kHighest 30% above AR $55,000±$30kLowest 9% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $46,200±$28k 75% below AR

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,258±$809Highest 33% above AR $660±$383Lowest 30% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $431Highest 59% below AR $300Lowest 71% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.1%±66.9Highest AR: 44.8% 25%±100Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 17.8%Highest AR: 16% 15%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.6%Lowest AR: 66.4% 87.3%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 12 yrs older than AR 1973Lowest 14 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 9% below AR 42 minHighest 88% above AR

Work from home 0%±5.7Lowest AR: 8.8% 8.3%±8.6Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 8.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 30.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 1.90Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jonesboro (15%)El Dorado (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HuttigFew work in Grubbs

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.3%Highest

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 81.2Highest 18.6Lowest

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.

Grubbs neighborsTown Square →

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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.