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%

Huttig$270/mo

Typical home $46K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $660/mo · Housing →

Watson$270/mo

Typical home $49K (Census) · tax rate 0.41% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

HuttigWatson

Snow a year0″1″

January low34°F 34°F

July high95°F 90°F

Growing season (days)238d 247d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th 79th

Outdoors & history

HuttigWatson

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0%

Archive photos1 —

Famous people born here2 —

Community

HuttigWatson

Library hours a week13 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

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HuttigAR WatsonAR

Huttig ↔ Watson79 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

HuttigWatson

People

Population 401Highest 214Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -25% AR: +3.3% —

Median age 57.6±6.3Lowest 50% above AR 57.8±20.8Highest 50% above AR

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

Kids under 18 9.7%±13.9Highest AR: 23.1% 9.3%±12.9Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 21.7%±9.2Lowest AR: 17.6% 48.1%±27.5Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.8%Lowest AR: 25.7% 12.2%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.6Lowest AR: 5.1% 6.1%±7.2Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $55,000±$30kHighest 9% below AR $30,139±$27kLowest 50% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $46,200±$28kLowest 75% below AR $48,600±$37kHighest 74% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $660±$383 30% below AR —

Property taxmedian, yearly $300Highest 71% below AR $199Lowest 81% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Highest AR: 44.8% 7.7%±100Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 15%Lowest AR: 16% 21.5%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.3%Highest AR: 66.4% 84.1%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 14 yrs older than AR 1974Highest 13 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 42 minHighest 88% above AR 41 minLowest 81% above AR

Work from home 8.3%±8.6Highest AR: 8.8% 2.6%±3.5Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 8.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miLowest 34.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.90Highest 0.31Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town El Dorado (29%)Dumas (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WatsonFew work in Huttig

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.6Lowest 119Highest

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.

Huttig vs Watson

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

79 miles apart

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