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%

Ola$340/mo

Typical home $62K (Census) · tax rate 0.32% · or rent about $574/mo · Housing →

Colt$710/mo

Typical home $127K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $711/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Colt and Ola.

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

OlaColt

Snow a year3″2″

January low—32°F

July high—92°F

Growing season (days)—231d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 76th

Outdoors & history

OlaColt

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

National Register places—1

Archive photos3 4

Famous people born here—1

Community

OlaColt

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

137 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OlaAR ColtAR

Ola ↔ Colt137 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

OlaColt

People

Population 914Highest 510Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -27.1% AR: +3.3% —

Median age 36±8.8Highest 6% below AR 32.7±5.7Lowest 15% below AR

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

Kids under 18 22.5%±6.9Lowest AR: 23.1% 32.4%±5.2Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 14.1%±4.4Highest AR: 17.6% 10.2%±3.4Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.3%Lowest AR: 25.7% 12.7%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±1.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 2.7%±4.1Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $32,679±$16kHighest 46% below AR $22,188±$17kLowest 63% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $61,600±$29kLowest 67% below AR $93,800±$15kHighest 50% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $574±$63Lowest 39% below AR $711±$482Highest 25% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 81% below AR $394Highest 62% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.4%±16.2Lowest AR: 44.8% 79.6%±28Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 46.6%Highest AR: 16% 46.5%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 37.4%Highest AR: 66.4% 29.1%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 9 yrs older than AR 1980Highest 7 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 39% below AR 18 minHighest 21% below AR

Work from home 1.2%±2Lowest AR: 8.8% 3%±3.2Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.1%Lowest 3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Highest 0.63Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Danville (17%)Forrest City (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ColtFew work in Ola

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.5Highest 15.2Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Ola vs Colt

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Colt

What daily life feels like in each

137 miles apart

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