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Marion vs Cabot

104 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+33% in Marion) and street grid (+85% in Cabot).

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Marion, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 13,623 people

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Cabot, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 26,960 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.

MarionOne of the healthiest towns

Health63% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 11%of U.S. towns we grade SchoolsBetter than 30%of AR districts All about Marion →

CabotKnown for its schools

Schools#21 for schools in ARof 113 towns Health59% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$249K typical home10% above the AR typical home All about Cabot →

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.

Property tax bill+33%

Tax bills are bigger in Marion

Marion $1,686Cabot $1,266

Street grid+85%

Cabot has the more walkable street grid

Cabot 44.9Marion 24.3

Average commute6 min

Marion has the shorter commute

Cabot 29 minMarion 22 min

★ What stands out · Report cards

Cabot places higher on 15 of 23 AR lists

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

DMarionSafer than 11% of U.S. towns CCabotSafer than 27% of U.S. towns

Schools

CMarionBetter than 30% of districts in the state ACabotBetter than 87% of districts in the state

Health

C+MarionHealthier than 37% of U.S. towns C+CabotHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns

7Marion

15Cabot

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 113 towns #90#21 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 38 towns #7#25 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #74#16 Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #65#17 Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #47#94 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #111#64 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #77#119 SafestSafety · 106 towns #77#48

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Marion’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%

Marion$1,420/mo

Typical home $240K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,148/mo · Housing →

Cabot$1,430/mo

Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $1,110/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

MarionCabot

Snow a year2″2″

January low31°F 28°F

July high91°F 92°F

Growing season (days)235d 209d

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

Outdoors & history

MarionCabot

Trails4 mi 5 mi

Conserved land0.7%0.3%

Settled—1873

National Register places2 2

Archive photos—12

Famous people born here5 5

Community

MarionCabot

Library hours a week41 hrs 49 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

104 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MarionAR CabotAR

Marion ↔ Cabot104 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

MarionCabot

People

Population 13,623Lowest 26,960Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.4%Lowest AR: +3.3% +11.7%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 35.8±2.4Highest 7% below AR 34.3±1.9Lowest 11% below AR

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

Kids under 18 28.4%±3Highest AR: 23.1% 28.2%±2.4Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 12.6%±1.6Lowest AR: 17.6% 13.7%±1.7Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Lowest AR: 25.7% 25.9%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±1.6Highest AR: 5.1% 3.4%±1.1Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $78,330±$9kHighest 29% above AR $75,000±$6kLowest 23% above AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,400±$12kHighest 13% above AR $207,300±$11kLowest 10% above AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,148±$51Highest 21% above AR $1,110±$62Lowest 17% above AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,686Highest 62% above AR $1,266Lowest 22% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.9%±8.3Lowest AR: 44.8% 49.2%±9.3Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 8.6%Lowest AR: 16% 11.2%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.6%Highest AR: 66.4% 68.8%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1999Lowest 12 yrs newer than AR 2000Highest 13 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the AR average 29 minHighest 27% above AR

Work from home 7.7%±2.3Lowest AR: 8.8% 7.8%±2Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 14.8%Lowest 17.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.65Lowest 0.77Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Memphis (31%)Little Rock (28%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CabotFew work in Marion

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miLowest 5.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 7Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.3Lowest 44.9Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #90 of 113 in AR #21 of 113 in AR

School district MARION SCHOOL DISTRICTCABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Marion High SchoolCabot High School

Students per teacherat that high school 10.2Lowest 17.6Highest

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.

Marion neighborsTown Square →

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Cabot neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Marion

West Memphis23,929 people · $120K homes

Clarkedale468 people · $307K homes

Towns like Marion

Greenwood9,616 people · $183K homes

Lowell10,849 people · $284K homes

Van Buren23,763 people · $182K homes

Pea Ridge8,108 people · $298K homes

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.