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%

Mountain Pine$860/mo

Typical home $127K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $624/mo · Housing →

Wheatley$520/mo

Typical home $95K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.30% · or rent about $836/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,000 a year, between Mountain Pine and Wheatley.

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.

Schools

C−Mountain PineBetter than 23% of districts in the state –WheatleyNot 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

Mountain PineWheatley

Snow a year1″3″

January low29°F 31°F

July high91°F 90°F

Growing season (days)216d 237d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th 76th

Outdoors & history

Mountain PineWheatley

Trails—3 mi

Conserved land—0%

National Register places—1

Archive photos—22

Community

Mountain PineWheatley

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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mountain PineAR WheatleyAR

Mountain Pine ↔ Wheatley120 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

Mountain PineWheatley

People

Population 555Highest 374Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -24% AR: +3.3% —

Median age 45.1±22.2Lowest 17% above AR 46.3±7.5Highest 20% above AR

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

Kids under 18 21.6%±7.9Lowest AR: 23.1% 32.4%±30.4Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 16.6%±7.1Highest AR: 17.6% 14.2%±5.1Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.4%Lowest AR: 25.7% 4.9%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±2.6Lowest AR: 5.1% 3.5%±6.6Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,013±$33kLowest 19% below AR $66,607±$47kHighest 10% above AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $170,800±$118k 9% below AR

Rentmedian gross, monthly $624±$117Lowest 34% below AR $836±$681Highest 12% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $423Lowest 59% below AR $519Highest 50% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 89.1%±30.3Highest AR: 44.8% 61.9%±88Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 19.8%Highest AR: 16% 3.7%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.6%Lowest AR: 66.4% 75.7%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 3 yrs older than AR 1970Lowest 17 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 4% below AR 18 minLowest 19% below AR

Work from home 3.5%±6.2Lowest AR: 8.8% 4.5%±6Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 2.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.61Lowest 1.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Hot Springs (31%)Forrest City (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WheatleyFew work in Mountain Pine

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 2.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.1Highest 14.7Lowest

Schools

School district MOUNTAIN PINE SCHOOL DISTRICT—

High school in town Mountain Pine High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 6.2 —

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

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Mountain Pine vs Wheatley

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Mountain Pine

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

120 miles apart

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