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Guion vs Ratcliff 118 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3× in Guion) and typical home built (18 yrs in Guion).
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.
Guion A small town of 61
Quiet strengths Guion doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Guion →
Ratcliff A small town of 97
Quiet strengths Ratcliff doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ratcliff →
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.
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.
Outdoors & history
National Register places — 1 Famous people born here — 1
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 118 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Guion ↔ Ratcliff 118 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
61 Lowest 97 Highest
Median age
52.6 ±10.2 Lowest 37% above AR 54.4 ±8.7 Highest 41% above AR
Kids under 18
9.8% ±53.4 Lowest AR: 23.1% 12.4% ±24.9 Highest AR: 23.1%
Age 65+
26.2% ±61.4 Lowest AR: 17.6% 27.8% ±31.6 Highest AR: 17.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20% Highest AR: 25.7% 14.5% Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±30.1 Lowest AR: 5.1% 4.1% ±4.9 Highest AR: 5.1%
Household incomemedian
— $48,125 ±$19k 21% below AR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $115,300 ±$37k 39% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
— 0% ±100 AR: 44.8%
Below poverty line
70.5% Highest AR: 16% 32% Lowest AR: 16%
Homeownersof occupied homes
100% Highest AR: 66.4% 91.8% Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976 Lowest 11 yrs older than AR 1994 Highest 7 yrs newer than AR
Average commuteone way
— 29 min 30% above AR
Work from home
27.3% ±45.7 Highest AR: 8.8% 13.6% ±11.4 Lowest AR: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 1.7% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
20.8 mi Lowest 21.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
2.96 Highest 0.98 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Batesville (32%) Paris (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Ratcliff Few work in Guion
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.2 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.3 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
23.4 Highest 14.9 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
Guion or Ratcliff: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Guion? → Moving to Guion: what should I know? →
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Ratcliff or Guion: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Ratcliff? → Moving to Ratcliff: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Ratcliff’s Town Square.
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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