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Perry vs Pineville

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (7.3× in Perry) and typical home built (20 yrs in Perry).

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Perry, ARHomes around $173KArkansas · 356 people
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Pineville, ARA small town of 306Arkansas · 306 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 →
PinevilleA small town of 306
Quiet strengthsPineville doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pineville →
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 grid7.3×
Perry has the more walkable street grid
Perry 52.8Pineville 7.2
Typical home built20 yrs
Perry’s homes are older
Pineville 1990Perry 1970
Average commute6 min
Pineville has the shorter commute
Perry 26 minPineville 20 min
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
PerryPineville
Snow a year1″7″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd85th
Outdoors & history
PerryPineville
National Register places1—
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here1—
Community
PerryPineville
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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PerryARPinevilleAR
Perry ↔ Pineville86 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.

PerryPineville
People
Population 356Highest 306Lowest
Median age 37.3±5Lowest 3% below AR 40.8±21.8Highest 6% above AR
Pineville and Perry 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% 32%±16Highest AR: 23.1%
Pineville and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.1%±8.7Highest AR: 17.6% 17.3%±11.6Lowest AR: 17.6%
Perry and Pineville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.9%Lowest AR: 25.7% 8.4%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±4.2Highest AR: 5.1% 0.7%±4.4Lowest AR: 5.1%
Perry and Pineville 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 $38,906±$37kLowest 36% below AR
Perry and Pineville 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±$198Lowest 17% below AR $883±$562Highest 7% below AR
Pineville and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $351Lowest 66% below AR $368Highest 65% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±71.3Lowest AR: 44.8% 87.5%±88.1Highest AR: 44.8%
Pineville and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 28.7%Lowest AR: 16% 38.9%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.9%Highest AR: 66.4% 72.6%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 17 yrs older than AR 1990Highest 3 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 16% above AR 20 minLowest 9% below AR
Work from home 6.9%±5.9Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±11.3Lowest AR: 8.8%
Perry and Pineville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27 0.27
Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (19%)Calico Rock (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PinevilleFew work in Perry
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 52.8Highest 7.2Lowest
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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