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

CJohnsonSafer than 32% of U.S. towns C−SpringdaleSafer than 16% of U.S. towns

Schools

–JohnsonNot graded B−SpringdaleBetter than 46% of districts in the state

Health

BJohnsonHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns C−SpringdaleHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns

11Johnson

9Springdale

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

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #43#125 Most activeHealth · 127 towns #17#70 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #16#64 HealthiestHealth · 126 towns #16#60 Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #104#71 Most educatedPeople · 127 towns #6#42 Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #65#95 SafestSafety · 106 towns #39#65

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Johnson’s rankings →

Where they are

Johnson and Springdale share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

JohnsonSpringdale

Johnson ↔ Springdale4.1 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

417 Johnson residents work in Springdale (25.4% of its workers)

307 Springdale residents work in Johnson (0.8% of its workers)

Work & commute in Johnson →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Johnson$2,010/mo

Typical home $347K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,104/mo · Housing →

Springdale$1,950/mo

Typical home $342K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,071/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Johnson and Springdale.

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

JohnsonSpringdale

Snow a year7″7″

January low25°F 25°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)188d 188d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st 38th

Outdoors & history

JohnsonSpringdale

Trails1 mi 20 mi

Conserved land0.1%0.6%

Settled1961 1838

National Register places3 13

Archive photos—18

Famous people born here—21

Community

JohnsonSpringdale

Library hours a week—64 hrs

Colleges in town—1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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.

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

JohnsonSpringdale

People

Population 3,656Lowest 88,160Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.6%Lowest AR: +3.3% +20.6%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 34.4±8.7Highest 11% below AR 32.3±0.7Lowest 16% below AR

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

Kids under 18 29.6%±8.2Lowest AR: 23.1% 29.8%±1.4Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 6.2%±3.1Lowest AR: 17.6% 10.4%±0.8Highest AR: 17.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46.2%Highest AR: 25.7% 24.2%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±2.8 AR: 5.1% 3.4%±0.6 AR: 5.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,844±$13kHighest 58% above AR $69,787±$4kLowest 15% above AR

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $312,900±$64kHighest 66% above AR $261,800±$9kLowest 39% above AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,104±$278Highest 17% above AR $1,071±$35Lowest 13% above AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,015Highest 94% above AR $1,430Lowest 38% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.8%±15.3Lowest AR: 44.8% 38.5%±4.3Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest AR: 16% 13.4%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 44.4%Lowest AR: 66.4% 53.4%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1999Highest 12 yrs newer than AR 1994Lowest 7 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 9% below AR 19 minLowest 14% below AR

Work from home 8.5%±6Highest AR: 8.8% 7.6%±1.4Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 35.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 mi 6.3 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.08Lowest 1.27Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fayetteville (28%)Fayetteville (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 25% work in Springdale1% work in Johnson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 0.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 19.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 15Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.5Lowest 48.0Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#53 of 113 in AR

School district —LISA ACADEMY · HAAS HALL ACADEMY

High school in town —Har-Ber High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.4

Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Johnson vs Springdale

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Johnson places higher on 11 of 20 AR lists

Johnson and Springdale share a border

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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