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Hector vs Emmet

123 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6× in Hector) and street grid (4× in Emmet).

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Hector, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 334 people

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Emmet, ARA small town of 435Arkansas · 435 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.

HectorKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 33%of AR districts All about Hector →

EmmetA small town of 435

Quiet strengthsEmmet doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Emmet →

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.

Jobs per worker6×

Hector is more of a job hub

Hector 1.33Emmet 0.22

Emmet has the more walkable street grid

Emmet 35.0Hector 8.8

Property tax bill+39%

Tax bills are bigger in Hector

Hector $617Emmet $445

Average commute9 min

Emmet has the shorter commute

Hector 31 minEmmet 22 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $620 more a month in Hector

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%

Hector$1,110/mo

Typical home $197K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

Emmet$490/mo

Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $633/mo · Housing →

The difference: $620 a month, about $7,400 a year, between Hector and Emmet.

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

CHectorBetter than 33% of districts in the state –EmmetNot graded

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

HectorEmmet

Snow a year3″2″

January low—32°F

July high—92°F

Growing season (days)—226d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd 83rd

Outdoors & history

HectorEmmet

Conserved land—0%

National Register places—2

Archive photos2 3

Famous people born here—1

Community

HectorEmmet

Library hours a week19 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

123 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HectorAR EmmetAR

Hector ↔ Emmet123 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

HectorEmmet

People

Population 334Lowest 435Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -19.9% AR: +3.3%

Median age 42±13.3Highest 9% above AR 41.5±16.3Lowest 8% above AR

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

Kids under 18 22.2%±7.3Lowest AR: 23.1% 26.4%±12.6Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 26.3%±6.3Lowest AR: 17.6% 27.6%±6.4Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16%Highest AR: 25.7% 15.6%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2Lowest AR: 5.1% 9.7%±11.1Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,250±$15kLowest 24% below AR $56,016±$12kHighest 8% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $124,200±$43kHighest 34% below AR $86,900±$21kLowest 54% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $633±$134 33% below AR

Property taxmedian, yearly $617Highest 41% below AR $445Lowest 57% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.8%±100Lowest AR: 44.8% 54.2%±71.1Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 17.7%Lowest AR: 16% 22.8%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.7%Highest AR: 66.4% 77.5%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 11 yrs older than AR 1977Highest 10 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 38% above AR 22 minLowest about the AR average

Work from home 5%±6.4Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±11.9Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.8%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 0.22Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Russellville (30%)Hope (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EmmetFew work in Hector

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.8Lowest 35.0Highest

Schools

School district HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT—

High school in town Hector High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 6.3 —

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.

Hector neighborsTown Square →

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Emmet 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.