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%

Lynn$520/mo

Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate 0.36% · or rent about $691/mo · Housing →

Calion$490/mo

Typical home $89K (Census) · tax rate 0.33% · 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools

ALynnBetter than 92% of districts in the state –CalionNot graded

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

LynnCalion

Snow a year1″1″

January low—32°F

July high—93°F

Growing season (days)—235d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 51st

Community

LynnCalion

Library hours a week27 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

199 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LynnAR CalionAR

Lynn ↔ Calion199 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

LynnCalion

People

Population 299Lowest 355Highest

Median age 45.8±5.7Highest 19% above AR 44.6±10.8Lowest 16% above AR

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

Kids under 18 14.7%±8.6Lowest AR: 23.1% 23.7%±11.6Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 24.4%±5.7Highest AR: 17.6% 15.5%±7.6Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10%Lowest AR: 25.7% 14.2%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±4.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 3.1%±4Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,889±$7kHighest 20% below AR $41,417±$12kLowest 32% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,500±$10kHighest 50% below AR $89,400±$26kLowest 52% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $691±$410 27% below AR —

Property taxmedian, yearly $342Highest 67% below AR $298Lowest 71% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 84.6%±100Highest AR: 44.8% 0%±100Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest AR: 16% 15.5%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.8%Lowest AR: 66.4% 86.3%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 11 yrs older than AR 1981Highest 6 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 55% above AR 24 minLowest 4% above AR

Work from home 5.7%±6.7Highest AR: 8.8% 1.8%±2.3Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.37Highest 0.22Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Cave City (9%)El Dorado (49%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CalionFew work in Lynn

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.5Lowest 42.4Highest

Schools

School district HILLCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT—

High school in town None in town—

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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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.

Lynn vs Calion

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