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.

Safety

B−PiggottSafer than 54% of U.S. towns C−OzarkSafer than 18% of U.S. towns

Schools

BPiggottBetter than 56% of districts in the state A−OzarkBetter than 82% of districts in the state

Health

DPiggottHealthier than 14% of U.S. towns DOzarkHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns

11Piggott

9Ozark

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #46#112 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 127 towns #101#41 SafestSafety · 106 towns #18#60 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #69#19 Fewest smokersHealth · 127 towns #58#102 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #23#63 Best schoolsSchools · 113 towns #72#37 Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #27#10

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Piggott’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Piggott$830/mo

Typical home $146K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $738/mo · Housing →

Ozark$970/mo

Typical home $174K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.41% · or rent about $721/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Ozark and Piggott.

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

PiggottOzark

Snow a year3″1″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st 59th

Outdoors & history

PiggottOzark

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land1.8%5.5%

National Register places6 7

Archive photos18 18

Famous people born here1 5

Community

PiggottOzark

Library hours a week45 hrs 42 hrs

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

213 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PiggottAR OzarkAR

Piggott ↔ Ozark213 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

PiggottOzark

People

Population 3,555Highest 3,551Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.9%Lowest AR: +3.3% -3.9%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 35.8±5.2Lowest 7% below AR 35.9±7Highest 7% below AR

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

Kids under 18 27.1%±6Highest AR: 23.1% 17.7%±5.8Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 18.7%±4.2Highest AR: 17.6% 18.1%±5.2Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.8%Highest AR: 25.7% 10.4%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±3Highest AR: 5.1% 3.7%±1.9Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $44,468±$9kLowest 27% below AR $47,686±$10kHighest 22% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,500±$17kLowest 39% below AR $124,000±$22kHighest 34% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $738±$85Highest 22% below AR $721±$40Lowest 24% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $598Highest 43% below AR $514Lowest 51% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.1%±12.7Lowest AR: 44.8% 37.6%±14.7Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 21.4%Highest AR: 16% 17.8%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59.9%Highest AR: 66.4% 55.6%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 18 yrs older than AR 1981Highest 6 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 3% below AR 17 minLowest 27% below AR

Work from home 2.8%±2.2Highest AR: 8.8% 1.8%±2.7Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 37.1%Highest 30%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92Lowest 2.10Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Paragould (11%)Fort Smith (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OzarkFew work in Piggott

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Lowest 5.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 2.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 52.4Highest 24.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #72 of 113 in AR #37 of 113 in AR

School district PIGGOTT SCHOOL DISTRICTOZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Piggott High SchoolOzark Jr. Sr. High School

Students per teacherat that high school 6.5Lowest 9.7Highest

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.

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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.

Piggott vs Ozark

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Piggott places higher on 11 of 21 AR lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

213 miles apart

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