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Patterson vs Etowah

65 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (9.3× in Etowah) and street grid (5.4× in Patterson).

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Patterson, ARA small town of 364Arkansas · 364 people

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Etowah, ARA small town of 316Arkansas · 316 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.

PattersonA small town of 364

Quiet strengthsPatterson doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Patterson →

EtowahA small town of 316

Quiet strengthsEtowah doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Etowah →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Etowah has more miles of trail

Etowah 2.8 miPatterson 0.3 mi

Street grid5.4×

Patterson has the more walkable street grid

Patterson 27.6Etowah 5.1

Average commute6 min

Patterson has the shorter commute

Etowah 27 minPatterson 21 min

Typical home built17 yrs

Patterson’s homes are older

Etowah 1995Patterson 1978

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

PattersonEtowah

Snow a year1″2″

January low—31°F

July high—91°F

Growing season (days)—229d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd 82nd

Outdoors & history

PattersonEtowah

Trails0 mi 3 mi

Conserved land7.1%0%

National Register places—2

Archive photos3 6

Community

PattersonEtowah

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

65 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PattersonAR EtowahAR

Patterson ↔ Etowah65 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

PattersonEtowah

People

Population 364Highest 316Lowest

Median age 39.7±9.3Highest 3% above AR 38.5±15Lowest about the AR average

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

Kids under 18 28.3%±9.1Highest AR: 23.1% 26.3%±10.4Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 20.6%±7.3Highest AR: 17.6% 9.2%±6.8Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.6%Lowest AR: 25.7% 5.2%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.1Lowest AR: 5.1% 1.6%±4.6Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $42,250±$21kHighest 30% below AR $24,659±$21kLowest 59% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $82,800±$23k 56% below AR

Rentmedian gross, monthly $656±$157Highest 31% below AR $628±$16Lowest 34% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $483 54% below AR —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42%±36.5Lowest AR: 44.8% 77.8%±81.2Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 28.6%Lowest AR: 16% 37.1%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 64%Highest AR: 66.4% 62%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 9 yrs older than AR 1995Highest 8 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% below AR 27 minHighest 21% above AR

Work from home 5.4%±5.8Lowest AR: 8.8% 14.1%±20Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.08Highest

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EtowahFew work in Patterson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.6Highest 5.1Lowest

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.

Patterson neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Patterson

McCrory1,850 people · $89K homes

Towns like Patterson

Moro264 people · $18K homes

Cove462 people · $75K homes

Pineville306 people

Alpena510 people · $127K homes

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.