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%

Marshall$770/mo

Typical home $133K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $500/mo · Housing →

Quitman$1,440/mo

Typical home $254K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $652/mo · Housing →

The difference: $670 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Quitman and Marshall.

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

CMarshallSafer than 32% of U.S. towns –QuitmanNot graded

Schools

B+MarshallBetter than 73% of districts in the state A−QuitmanBetter than 84% of districts in the state

Health

D−MarshallHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns –QuitmanNot 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

MarshallQuitman

Snow a year4″3″

January low26°F —

July high89°F —

Growing season (days)197d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 80th

Outdoors & history

MarshallQuitman

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1884 —

National Register places22 2

Archive photos18 5

Famous people born here2 —

Community

MarshallQuitman

Library hours a week—16 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

44 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MarshallAR QuitmanAR

Marshall ↔ Quitman44 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

MarshallQuitman

People

Population 1,196Highest 805Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.9%Highest AR: +3.3% -8.9%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 41.5±7.9 8% above AR 41.5±4 8% above AR

Kids under 18 25.5%±4.4Highest AR: 23.1% 20.2%±4.9Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 30.4%±8.7Highest AR: 17.6% 19%±3.3Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Highest AR: 25.7% 13%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±1.7Lowest AR: 5.1% 4.2%±2.2Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $28,021±$8kLowest 54% below AR $35,156±$11kHighest 42% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $99,700±$23kLowest 47% below AR $110,600±$31kHighest 41% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $500±$92Lowest 47% below AR $652±$206Highest 31% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $628Highest 40% below AR $538Lowest 48% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.6%±17.8Highest AR: 44.8% 43.1%±20.9Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 31.8%Highest AR: 16% 23.4%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 51.5%Lowest AR: 66.4% 57.4%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 16 yrs older than AR 1980Highest 7 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 25% below AR 21 minHighest 9% below AR

Work from home 3.7%±3.7Highest AR: 8.8% 3.1%±2.2Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 30.4%Highest 12.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.12Highest 1.55Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Harrison (6%)Heber Springs (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in QuitmanFew work in Marshall

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.5Lowest 36.6Highest

Schools

School district SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTQUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Marshall High SchoolQuitman High School

Students per teacherat that high school 5.2Lowest 7.9Highest

Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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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.

Marshall vs Quitman

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $670 more a month in Quitman

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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