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

BLowellSafer than 60% of U.S. towns –CentertonNot graded

Schools

A−LowellBetter than 78% of districts in the state A+CentertonBetter than 97% of districts in the state

Health

B+LowellHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns A−CentertonHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns

7Lowell

14Centerton

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #81#11 Most trailsOutdoors · 89 towns #82#35 Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #74#17 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #74#28 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #53#87 Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #23#47 Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #75#93 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #26#7

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

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%

Lowell$2,030/mo

Typical home $355K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $1,136/mo · Housing →

Centerton$2,000/mo

Typical home $348K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $1,465/mo · 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

LowellCenterton

Snow a year10″10″

January low24°F 24°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)195d 195d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 46th

Outdoors & history

LowellCenterton

Trails1 mi 6 mi

Conserved land0.6%0.2%

Settled1881 —

National Register places3 —

Archive photos12 4

Community

LowellCenterton

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

11 miles apart

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

LowellCenterton

Lowell ↔ Centerton11 miles apart

Who commutes between them

437 Centerton residents work in Lowell (4.5% of its workers)

Work & commute in Centerton →

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

LowellCenterton

People

Population 10,849Lowest 21,920Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +34.3%Lowest AR: +3.3% +87%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 32.3±1.8Lowest 16% below AR 32.4±1.6Highest 16% below AR

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

Kids under 18 27.3%±4.6Lowest AR: 23.1% 27.6%±3.2Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 12%±3.6Highest AR: 17.6% 7.2%±1.6Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29%Lowest AR: 25.7% 42.2%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.6Lowest AR: 5.1% 5.2%±1.3Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,527±$8kLowest 57% above AR $115,713±$5kHighest 90% above AR

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $284,200±$17kLowest 51% above AR $338,500±$31kHighest 80% above AR

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,136±$62Lowest 20% above AR $1,465±$74Highest 55% above AR

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,642Lowest 58% above AR $2,031Highest 95% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.1%±13.3Lowest AR: 44.8% 27.5%±9.2Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 6.9%Highest AR: 16% 5.5%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 70.2%Highest AR: 66.4% 65.6%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 2000Lowest 13 yrs newer than AR 2009Highest 22 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 9% below AR 24 minHighest 5% above AR

Work from home 16%±5.4Lowest AR: 8.8% 17.3%±3.3Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 9.2%Highest 2.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 7.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.57Highest 0.17Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Rogers (22%)Bentonville (40%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Centerton5% work in Lowell

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 5.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 7Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 39.8Lowest 59.9Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #12 of 113 in AR #8 of 113 in AR

School district ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICTBENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town None in townBentonville West High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 9.5

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.

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Bordering Lowell

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Rogers72,981 people · $308K homes

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Springdale88,160 people · $262K homes

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Cave Springs6,008 people · $460K homes

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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.

Lowell vs Centerton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Centerton places higher on 14 of 21 AR lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

11 miles apart

What matters to you?

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