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Haskell vs Elkins

130 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+36.9 pts in Elkins) and trails (5× in Elkins).

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Haskell, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 4,100 people
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Elkins, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 3,808 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.

HaskellKnown for its schools
Schools#44 for schools in ARof 113 towns Health53% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$209K typical home8% below the AR typical home All about Haskell →
ElkinsKnown for its schools
Schools#48 for schools in ARof 113 towns Housing$287K typical home26% above the AR typical home HealthHealthier than 67%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Elkins →
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.

Growth since 2010+36.9 pts
Elkins has grown faster since 2010
Elkins +36%Haskell -0.9%
Trails5×
Elkins has more miles of trail
Elkins 0.5 miHaskell 0.1 mi
Home values+32%
Homes cost more in Elkins
Elkins $212,500Haskell $160,600
Property tax bill+18%
Tax bills are bigger in Elkins
Elkins $1,220Haskell $1,038
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in Elkins

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.

Haskell$1,210/mo
Typical home $209K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,151/mo · Housing →
Elkins$1,640/mo
Typical home $287K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $1,431/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Elkins and Haskell.

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

Elkins 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
–HaskellNot graded C+ElkinsSafer than 44% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+HaskellBetter than 73% of districts in the state AElkinsBetter than 88% of districts in the state
Health
B−HaskellHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns B+ElkinsHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns
8Haskell
10Elkins

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

Fastest growingGrowth · 126 towns #81#13 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 127 towns #76#26 Most affordableCost of living · 127 towns #55#97 Most remote workersWork · 126 towns #66#25 Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #29#2 Fewest smokersHealth · 127 towns #41#12 Most new homesHousing · 118 towns #39#13 Most activeHealth · 127 towns #28#8

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Haskell’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
HaskellElkins
Snow a year1″7″
January low31°F25°F
July high93°F89°F
Growing season (days)229d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th80th
Outdoors & history
HaskellElkins
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0.3%
Settled—1964
National Register places—3
Archive photos—9
Famous people born here—1
Community
HaskellElkins
Library hours a week—52 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

130 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HaskellARElkinsAR
Haskell ↔ Elkins130 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.

HaskellElkins
People
Population 4,100Highest 3,808Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9%Lowest AR: +3.3% +36%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 37.6±6.9Highest about the AR average 33.8±3.9Lowest 12% below AR
Haskell and Elkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.9%±5.9Lowest AR: 23.1% 26.9%±5.6Highest AR: 23.1%
Elkins and Haskell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.1%±3.9Lowest AR: 17.6% 15.2%±4.2Highest AR: 17.6%
Elkins and Haskell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.8%Highest AR: 25.7% 19.7%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±0.9Lowest AR: 5.1% 2.3%±1.3Highest AR: 5.1%
Elkins and Haskell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,758±$27kHighest 41% above AR $81,789±$16kLowest 35% above AR
Haskell and Elkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $160,600±$8kLowest 15% below AR $212,500±$22kHighest 13% above AR
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,151±$578Lowest 22% above AR $1,431±$138Highest 51% above AR
Elkins and Haskell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,038Lowest about the AR average $1,220Highest 17% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 13.4%±15.2Lowest AR: 44.8% 25%±24.2Highest AR: 44.8%
Elkins and Haskell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.6%Highest AR: 16% 6.5%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.2%Lowest AR: 66.4% 85.3%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 2001Lowest 14 yrs newer than AR 2004Highest 17 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 6% above AR 26 minHighest 16% above AR
Work from home 5.8%±4.9Lowest AR: 8.8% 10.8%±5.8Highest AR: 8.8%
Elkins and Haskell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.9%Lowest 5.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (26%)Fayetteville (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ElkinsFew work in Haskell
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3% 0.3%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.2Lowest 31.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #44 of 113 in AR#48 of 113 in AR
School district HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)ELKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Harmony Grove High SchoolElkins High School
Students per teacherat that high school 6.1Lowest 8.3Highest
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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