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Perry vs Gilmore

143 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (19.6× in Perry) and property tax bill (+44% in Perry).

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Perry, ARHomes around $173KArkansas · 356 people
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Gilmore, ARA small town of 293Arkansas · 293 people
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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.

PerryHomes around $173K
Housing$173K typical home24% below the AR typical home All about Perry →
GilmoreA small town of 293
Quiet strengthsGilmore doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gilmore →
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.

Street grid19.6×
Perry has the more walkable street grid
Perry 52.8Gilmore 2.7
Property tax bill+44%
Tax bills are bigger in Perry
Perry $351Gilmore $244
Typical home built25 yrs
Perry’s homes are older
Gilmore 1995Perry 1970
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
PerryGilmore
Snow a year1″2″
January low—31°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—235d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd80th
Outdoors & history
PerryGilmore
Trails—8 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places11
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here1—
Community
PerryGilmore
Library hours a week—15 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

143 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PerryARGilmoreAR
Perry ↔ Gilmore143 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.

PerryGilmore
People
Population 356Highest 293Lowest
Median age 37.3±5Highest 3% below AR 34.4±12.6Lowest 11% below AR
Perry and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.3%±8.8Lowest AR: 23.1% 27%±14Highest AR: 23.1%
Gilmore and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.1%±8.7Lowest AR: 17.6% 21.5%±21.2Highest AR: 17.6%
Gilmore and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.9%Highest AR: 25.7% 5.6%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±4.2Lowest AR: 5.1% 11.6%±13Highest AR: 5.1%
Gilmore and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $41,354±$30kHighest 32% below AR $39,583±$25kLowest 35% below AR
Perry and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $73,300±$29k 61% below AR —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $788±$198 17% below AR —
Property taxmedian, yearly $351Highest 66% below AR $244Lowest 77% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±71.3Highest AR: 44.8% 0%±96.3Lowest AR: 44.8%
Perry and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 28.7%Highest AR: 16% 12.3%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.9%Lowest AR: 66.4% 76.7%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 17 yrs older than AR 1995Highest 8 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 16% above AR 28 minHighest 25% above AR
Work from home 6.9%±5.9Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±13.4Lowest AR: 8.8%
Perry and Gilmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (19%)Memphis (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GilmoreFew work in Perry
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 8.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 52.8Highest 2.7Lowest
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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