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Marked Tree vs Mountain View

97 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7.7× in Marked Tree) and home values (2.1× in Mountain View).

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Marked Tree, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 2,249 people

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Mountain View, ARA regional job hubArkansas · 2,913 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.

Marked TreeOne of the healthiest towns

Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$110K typical home52% below the AR typical home

History19 archive photos & papers2 places on the National Register All about Marked Tree →

Mountain ViewA regional job hub

Work1,749 jobsbased in Mountain View, a regional job hub Schools#54 for schools in ARof 113 towns Health92% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Mountain View →

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.

Marked Tree has more miles of trail

Marked Tree 2.3 miMountain View 0.3 mi

Home values2.1×

Homes cost more in Mountain View

Mountain View $203,900Marked Tree $96,200

Average commute18 min

Mountain View has the shorter commute

Marked Tree 35 minMountain View 17 min

Growth since 2010+15.6 pts

Mountain View has grown faster since 2010

Mountain View +4.7%Marked Tree -10.9%

Jobs per worker2.3×

Mountain View is more of a job hub

Mountain View 2.27Marked Tree 1.00

Work in town+15.6 pts

More of Mountain View’s workers stay in town

Mountain View 32.2%Marked Tree 16.6%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Mountain View

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%

Marked Tree$640/mo

Typical home $110K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $565/mo · Housing →

Mountain View$1,140/mo

Typical home $208K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.30% · or rent about $396/mo · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Mountain View and Marked Tree.

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.

Safety

–Marked TreeNot graded CMountain ViewSafer than 25% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+Marked TreeBetter than 39% of districts in the state BMountain ViewBetter than 64% of districts in the state

Health

D−Marked TreeHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns DMountain ViewHealthier than 8% of U.S. towns

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

Marked TreeMountain View

Snow a year2″5″

January low31°F 28°F

July high91°F 91°F

Growing season (days)229d 211d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)90th 84th

Outdoors & history

Marked TreeMountain View

Trails2 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0.2%

National Register places2 15

Archive photos19 —

Famous people born here2 3

Community

Marked TreeMountain View

Library hours a week34 hrs 39 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

97 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Marked TreeAR Mountain ViewAR

Marked Tree ↔ Mountain View97 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

Marked TreeMountain View

People

Population 2,249Lowest 2,913Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.9%Lowest AR: +3.3% +4.7%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 49.3±11.2Lowest 28% above AR 51.1±7.6Highest 33% above AR

Mountain View and Marked Tree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.1%±6.2Highest AR: 23.1% 18.6%±7.3Lowest AR: 23.1%

Marked Tree and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 23.6%±3.7Lowest AR: 17.6% 32.2%±8.8Highest AR: 17.6%

Mountain View and Marked Tree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Lowest AR: 25.7% 16.2%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.8Highest AR: 5.1% 0.9%±1.3Lowest AR: 5.1%

Marked Tree and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $45,656±$10kHighest 25% below AR $29,172±$11kLowest 52% below AR

Marked Tree and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $96,200±$26kLowest 49% below AR $203,900±$62kHighest 8% above AR

Rentmedian gross, monthly $565±$43Highest 40% below AR $396±$386Lowest 58% below AR

Marked Tree and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $657Highest 37% below AR $619Lowest 40% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.7%±16.6Highest AR: 44.8% 38.7%±28.1Lowest AR: 44.8%

Marked Tree and Mountain View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 27.3%Highest AR: 16% 23.1%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54.2%Lowest AR: 66.4% 57.6%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 16 yrs older than AR 1984Highest 3 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 56% above AR 17 minLowest 24% below AR

Work from home 2.7%±2Lowest AR: 8.8% 10.3%±7.8Highest AR: 8.8%

Mountain View and Marked Tree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 16.6%Lowest 32.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 26.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.00Lowest 2.27Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jonesboro (18%)Batesville (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mountain ViewFew work in Marked Tree

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.0Lowest 35.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#54 of 113 in AR

School district MARKED TREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Marked Tree High SchoolMountain View High School

Students per teacherat that high school 10.4Highest 5.9Lowest

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.

Marked Tree 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.