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Lafe vs Gilmore

56 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (81× in Gilmore) and street grid (3.9× in Lafe).

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Lafe, ARHomes around $175KArkansas · 478 people
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Gilmore, ARA small town of 293Arkansas · 293 people
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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.

LafeHomes around $175K
Housing$175K typical home23% below the AR typical home All about Lafe →
GilmoreA small town of 293
Quiet strengthsGilmore doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gilmore →
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.

Trails81×
Gilmore has more miles of trail
Gilmore 8.1 miLafe 0.1 mi
Street grid3.9×
Lafe has the more walkable street grid
Lafe 10.4Gilmore 2.7
Property tax bill+77%
Tax bills are bigger in Lafe
Lafe $432Gilmore $244
Average commute6 min
Lafe has the shorter commute
Gilmore 28 minLafe 22 min
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
LafeGilmore
Snow a year3″2″
January low28°F31°F
July high90°F91°F
Growing season (days)227d235d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th80th
Outdoors & history
LafeGilmore
Trails—8 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1889—
National Register places—1
Archive photos2—
Community
LafeGilmore
Library hours a week—15 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

56 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LafeARGilmoreAR
Lafe ↔ Gilmore56 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.

LafeGilmore
People
Population 478Highest 293Lowest
Median age 36.3±9.8Highest 6% below AR 34.4±12.6Lowest 11% below AR
Lafe and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.2%±3.3Highest AR: 23.1% 27%±14Lowest AR: 23.1%
Lafe and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.9%±3.3Lowest AR: 17.6% 21.5%±21.2Highest AR: 17.6%
Gilmore and Lafe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.2%Highest AR: 25.7% 5.6%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±3.3Lowest AR: 5.1% 11.6%±13Highest AR: 5.1%
Gilmore and Lafe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,429±$2kLowest 40% below AR $39,583±$25kHighest 35% below AR
Gilmore and Lafe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,400±$13k 56% below AR —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$229 18% below AR —
Property taxmedian, yearly $432Highest 58% below AR $244Lowest 77% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.8%±33.9Highest AR: 44.8% 0%±96.3Lowest AR: 44.8%
Lafe and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 43.4%Highest AR: 16% 12.3%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.4%Highest AR: 66.4% 76.7%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest same as AR 1995Highest 8 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the AR average 28 minHighest 25% above AR
Work from home 1.8%±2.3Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±13.4Lowest AR: 8.8%
Lafe and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Paragould (42%)Memphis (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GilmoreFew work in Lafe
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 8.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.4Highest 2.7Lowest
Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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