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%

Joiner$330/mo

Typical home $57K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $632/mo · Housing →

Colt$710/mo

Typical home $127K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $711/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Colt and Joiner.

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

JoinerColt

Snow a year2″2″

January low31°F 32°F

July high91°F 92°F

Growing season (days)229d 231d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th 76th

Outdoors & history

JoinerColt

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

National Register places—1

Archive photos—4

Famous people born here—1

Community

JoinerColt

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

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

JoinerAR ColtAR

Joiner ↔ Colt45 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

JoinerColt

People

Population 454Lowest 510Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.5% AR: +3.3% —

Median age 31.2±14.5Lowest 19% below AR 32.7±5.7Highest 15% below AR

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

Kids under 18 28.4%±8.4Lowest AR: 23.1% 32.4%±5.2Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 22.2%±3.7Highest AR: 17.6% 10.2%±3.4Lowest AR: 17.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.4%Lowest AR: 25.7% 12.7%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4Lowest AR: 5.1% 2.7%±4.1Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $26,029±$4kHighest 57% below AR $22,188±$17kLowest 63% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $57,000±$5kLowest 70% below AR $93,800±$15kHighest 50% below AR

Rentmedian gross, monthly $632±$217Lowest 33% below AR $711±$482Highest 25% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $331Lowest 68% below AR $394Highest 62% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 78.3%±30.9Lowest AR: 44.8% 79.6%±28Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 43.6%Lowest AR: 16% 46.5%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 47.2%Highest AR: 66.4% 29.1%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 2 yrs newer than AR 1980Lowest 7 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 10% above AR 18 minLowest 21% below AR

Work from home 0%±12.6Lowest AR: 8.8% 3%±3.2Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.63Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Memphis (14%)Forrest City (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ColtFew work in Joiner

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.2Highest 15.2Lowest

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.

Joiner 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.

Joiner vs Colt

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Colt

What daily life feels like in each

45 miles apart

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