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

CMcCrorySafer than 25% of U.S. towns –PattersonNot graded

Schools

A−McCroryBetter than 81% of districts in the state –PattersonNot graded

Health

DMcCroryHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns –PattersonNot 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

McCroryPatterson

Snow a year1″1″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd 83rd

Outdoors & history

McCroryPatterson

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%7.1%

National Register places3 —

Archive photos12 3

Community

McCroryPatterson

Library hours a week19 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.

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

McCroryPatterson

People

Population 1,850Highest 364Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.4% AR: +3.3% —

Median age 37.1±3.5Lowest 4% below AR 39.7±9.3Highest 3% above AR

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

Kids under 18 29.4%±6Highest AR: 23.1% 28.3%±9.1Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 22.4%±4.3Highest AR: 17.6% 20.6%±7.3Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.3%Highest AR: 25.7% 3.6%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.6Highest AR: 5.1% 0%±5.1Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,516±$8kHighest 28% below AR $42,250±$21kLowest 30% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $89,400±$31k 52% below AR —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $560±$75Lowest 41% below AR $656±$157Highest 31% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $419Lowest 60% below AR $483Highest 54% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.2%±19.8Highest AR: 44.8% 42%±36.5Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 19.4%Lowest AR: 16% 28.6%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59.9%Lowest AR: 66.4% 64%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 12 yrs older than AR 1978Highest 9 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 24% below AR 21 minHighest 7% below AR

Work from home 5.6%±4.4Highest AR: 8.8% 5.4%±5.8Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 21%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.14Highest 0.06Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Augusta (8%)McCrory (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Patterson19% work in McCrory

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.2Highest 27.6Lowest

Schools

School district MCCRORY SCHOOL DISTRICT—

High school in town McCrory High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 8.8 —

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.

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