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Pineville vs Patterson

79 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.8× in Patterson) and jobs per worker (4.5× in Pineville).

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Pineville, ARA small town of 306Arkansas · 306 people

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Patterson, ARA small town of 364Arkansas · 364 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.

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 →

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 →

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 grid3.8×

Patterson has the more walkable street grid

Patterson 27.6Pineville 7.2

Jobs per worker4.5×

Pineville is more of a job hub

Pineville 0.27Patterson 0.06

Property tax bill+31%

Tax bills are bigger in Patterson

Patterson $483Pineville $368

Homeowners+8.6 pts renters

Patterson has more renters

Pineville 72.6%Patterson 64%

Typical home built12 yrs

Patterson’s homes are older

Pineville 1990Patterson 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

PinevillePatterson

Snow a year7″1″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th 83rd

Outdoors & history

PinevillePatterson

Conserved land—7.1%

Archive photos—3

Community

PinevillePatterson

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

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PinevilleAR PattersonAR

Pineville ↔ Patterson79 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

PinevillePatterson

People

Population 306Lowest 364Highest

Median age 40.8±21.8Highest 6% above AR 39.7±9.3Lowest 3% above AR

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

Kids under 18 32%±16Highest AR: 23.1% 28.3%±9.1Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 17.3%±11.6Lowest AR: 17.6% 20.6%±7.3Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.4%Highest AR: 25.7% 3.6%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±4.4Highest AR: 5.1% 0%±5.1Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $38,906±$37kLowest 36% below AR $42,250±$21kHighest 30% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $883±$562Highest 7% below AR $656±$157Lowest 31% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $368Lowest 65% below AR $483Highest 54% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 87.5%±88.1Highest AR: 44.8% 42%±36.5Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 38.9%Highest AR: 16% 28.6%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Highest AR: 66.4% 64%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 3 yrs newer than AR 1978Lowest 9 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 9% below AR 21 minHighest 7% below AR

Work from home 0%±11.3Lowest AR: 8.8% 5.4%±5.8Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.06Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Calico Rock (13%)McCrory (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PattersonFew work in Pineville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.2Lowest 27.6Highest

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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Bordering Pineville

Calico Rock1,771 people · $94K homes

Towns like Pineville

Denning245 people · $75K homes

Perry356 people · $73K homes

Moro264 people · $18K homes

Greenway261 people · $46K 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.