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Guy vs Dyer

102 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.5× in Dyer) and rent (+55% in Guy).

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Guy, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 720 people
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Dyer, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 1,049 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.

GuyKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 21%of AR districts History5 historic places5 places on the National Register All about Guy →
DyerOne of the healthiest towns
Health83% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Dyer →
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.

Street grid3.5×
Dyer has the more walkable street grid
Dyer 16.7Guy 4.8
Rent+55%
Rent runs higher in Guy
Guy $925Dyer $596
Growth since 2010+18.1 pts
Guy has grown faster since 2010
Guy +6.2%Dyer -11.9%
Jobs per worker2.6×
Guy is more of a job hub
Guy 0.44Dyer 0.17
Age 65++14.2 pts
Guy has more people 65 and up
Guy 26.3%Dyer 12.1%
Homeowners+8.5 pts renters
Guy has more renters
Dyer 84.8%Guy 76.3%
★ 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.

Guy$1,420/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $925/mo · Housing →
Dyer$1,340/mo
Typical home $230K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $596/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Guy and Dyer.

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.

Schools
C−GuyBetter than 21% of districts in the state –DyerNot graded
Health
–GuyNot graded C−DyerHealthier than 17% 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
GuyDyer
Snow a year3″3″
January low—26°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th65th
Outdoors & history
GuyDyer
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled—1884
National Register places5—
Archive photos—2
Community
GuyDyer
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

102 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GuyARDyerAR
Guy ↔ Dyer102 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.

GuyDyer
People
Population 720Lowest 1,049Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.2%Highest AR: +3.3% -11.9%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 45.1±7.5Highest 17% above AR 41.6±11.3Lowest 8% above AR
Guy and Dyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.4%±2.2Lowest AR: 23.1% 21.3%±4.2Highest AR: 23.1%
Dyer and Guy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.3%±4.2Highest AR: 17.6% 12.1%±2.6Lowest AR: 17.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.3%Lowest AR: 25.7% 20.3%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1.2Lowest AR: 5.1% 1.9%±2.3Highest AR: 5.1%
Dyer and Guy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,592±$27kLowest 24% above AR $94,327±$26kHighest 55% above AR
Dyer and Guy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $246,600±$64kHighest 31% above AR $230,300±$51kLowest 23% above AR
Guy and Dyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $925±$161Highest about the AR average $596±$134Lowest 37% below AR
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Lowest 44% above AR $1,581Highest 52% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.8%±26.2Highest AR: 44.8% 27.5%±24.9Lowest AR: 44.8%
Guy and Dyer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.2%Lowest AR: 16% 16.4%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.3%Lowest AR: 66.4% 84.8%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 14 yrs newer than AR 1997Lowest 10 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 33% above AR 26 minLowest 15% above AR
Work from home 2.2%±1.8Lowest AR: 8.8% 6.1%±5Highest AR: 8.8%
Dyer and Guy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.44Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Conway (27%)Fort Smith (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DyerFew work in Guy
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.8Lowest 16.7Highest
Schools
School district GUY PERKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT—
High school in town Guy-Perkins High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 10.1 —
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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