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%

Henrietta$680/mo

Typical home $109K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.19% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

Arbyrd$350/mo

Typical home $60K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $618/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Henrietta and Arbyrd.

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

HenriettaArbyrd

Snow a year14″4″

January low20°F —

July high88°F —

Growing season (days)197d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd 83rd

Outdoors & history

HenriettaArbyrd

Settled—1919

Archive photos—5

Community

HenriettaArbyrd

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

299 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HenriettaMO ArbyrdMO

Henrietta ↔ Arbyrd299 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 Missouri average

HenriettaArbyrd

People

Population 390Lowest 432Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -20.6% MO: +2.8%

Median age 28.6±5.7Highest 27% below MO 28.1±4.9Lowest 28% below MO

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

Kids under 18 18.5%±5.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 29.6%±8.4Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 12.3%±5.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 12.5%±4.8Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.8%Lowest MO: 32.4% 7%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±3.6Highest MO: 5.7% 1.2%±3.2Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,417±$22kHighest 15% below MO $37,000±$18kLowest 48% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $51,400±$39kHighest 78% below MO $46,800±$12kLowest 80% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$390Highest 25% below MO $618±$28Lowest 40% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $610Highest 69% below MO $372Lowest 81% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.1%±47.4Lowest MO: 45.6% 21.9%±39.3Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 24.2%Lowest MO: 12.6% 27.1%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.8%Lowest MO: 68.1% 73.1%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 29 yrs older than MO 1961Highest 17 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 31% above MO 21 minLowest 11% below MO

Work from home 3.8%±5.5Highest MO: 13% 0%±7.2Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.23Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Kansas City (18%)Paragould (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArbyrdFew work in Henrietta

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

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 52.1Highest 40.0Lowest

Missouri 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.

Henrietta vs Arbyrd

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Henrietta

What daily life feels like in each

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