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Madison vs Altheimer

79 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (12× in Madison) and jobs per worker (6.3× in Altheimer).

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Madison, ARA history townArkansas · 476 people

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Altheimer, ARA small town of 517Arkansas · 517 people

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.

MadisonA history town

History18 archive photos & papers2 places on the National Register All about Madison →

AltheimerA small town of 517

Quiet strengthsAltheimer doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Altheimer →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Madison has more miles of trail

Madison 1.2 miAltheimer 0.1 mi

Jobs per worker6.3×

Altheimer is more of a job hub

Altheimer 0.25Madison 0.04

Average commute32 min

Madison has the shorter commute

Altheimer 60 minMadison 28 min

Growth since 2010+28 pts

Madison has grown faster since 2010

Madison -1.3%Altheimer -29.3%

Home values+68%

Homes cost more in Madison

Madison $120,400Altheimer $71,600

Property tax bill+72%

Tax bills are bigger in Altheimer

Altheimer $455Madison $265

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Madison

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%

Madison$650/mo

Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 0.22% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

Altheimer$410/mo

Typical home $72K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $736/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Madison and Altheimer.

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

MadisonAltheimer

Snow a year2″3″

January low—33°F

July high—92°F

Growing season (days)—245d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th 82nd

Outdoors & history

MadisonAltheimer

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Settled—1919

National Register places2 2

Archive photos18 3

Community

MadisonAltheimer

Library hours a week—36 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

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MadisonAR AltheimerAR

Madison ↔ Altheimer79 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

MadisonAltheimer

People

Population 476Lowest 517Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.3%Highest AR: +3.3% -29.3%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 56.6±8.3Lowest 47% above AR 57.2±8.1Highest 49% above AR

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

Kids under 18 10.1%±8.6Lowest AR: 23.1% 16.6%±9.2Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 33.4%±6.2Lowest AR: 17.6% 35%±23.6Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Lowest AR: 25.7% 23.9%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±3.8Lowest AR: 5.1% 8.9%±12.4Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $55,893±$49kHighest 8% below AR $42,663±$16kLowest 30% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,400±$25kHighest 36% below AR $71,600±$22kLowest 62% below AR

Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$612Lowest 23% below AR $736±$322Highest 22% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $265Lowest 75% below AR $455Highest 56% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.8%±30.1Lowest AR: 44.8% 56.4%±79.7Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 24.2%Highest AR: 16% 18.2%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.2%Highest AR: 66.4% 67.9%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 5 yrs older than AR 1980Lowest 7 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 26% above AR 60 minHighest 166% above AR

Work from home 5.2%±8.8Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±7.7Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 1.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.25Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Forrest City (40%)Stuttgart (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AltheimerFew work in Madison

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.2Lowest 38.4Highest

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.

Madison neighborsTown Square →

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Altheimer 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.