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Plumerville vs Keiser

148 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (16.6× in Plumerville) and growth since 2010 (+10 pts in Keiser).

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Plumerville, ARA regional job hubArkansas · 1,128 people
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Keiser, ARA small town of 774Arkansas · 774 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.

PlumervilleA regional job hub
Work580 jobsbased in Plumerville, a regional job hub Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$171K typical home25% below the AR typical home All about Plumerville →
KeiserA small town of 774
Quiet strengthsKeiser doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Keiser →
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.

Jobs per worker16.6×
Plumerville is more of a job hub
Plumerville 2.16Keiser 0.13
Growth since 2010+10 pts
Keiser has grown faster since 2010
Keiser -1.1%Plumerville -11.1%
Street grid+81%
Keiser has the more walkable street grid
Keiser 93.7Plumerville 51.9
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Plumerville

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.

Plumerville$960/mo
Typical home $171K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $719/mo · Housing →
Keiser$730/mo
Typical home $129K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $1,019/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Plumerville and Keiser.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Health
DPlumervilleHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns –KeiserNot graded
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
PlumervilleKeiser
Snow a year2″2″
January low29°F31°F
July high93°F91°F
Growing season (days)219d229d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd76th
Outdoors & history
PlumervilleKeiser
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled—1933
National Register places52
Archive photos46
Famous people born here2—
Community
PlumervilleKeiser
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

148 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PlumervilleARKeiserAR
Plumerville ↔ Keiser148 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.

PlumervilleKeiser
People
Population 1,128Highest 774Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.1%Lowest AR: +3.3% -1.1%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 33.6±4Highest 13% below AR 31.5±11.7Lowest 18% below AR
Plumerville and Keiser are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.3%±8Lowest AR: 23.1% 31%±4.6Highest AR: 23.1%
Keiser and Plumerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±3.5Highest AR: 17.6% 15.2%±6.9Lowest AR: 17.6%
Plumerville and Keiser are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Highest AR: 25.7% 19.4%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±3.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 4.5%±4.3Highest AR: 5.1%
Keiser and Plumerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,552±$8kLowest 30% below AR $56,667±$9kHighest 7% below AR
Keiser and Plumerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,000±$46kLowest 35% below AR $128,700±$66kHighest 32% below AR
Keiser and Plumerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $719±$57Lowest 24% below AR $1,019±$288Highest 8% above AR
Keiser and Plumerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $580Lowest 44% below AR $649Highest 38% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±28.3Highest AR: 44.8% 41.7%±83.6Lowest AR: 44.8%
Plumerville and Keiser are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.6%Highest AR: 16% 14.9%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.1%Lowest AR: 66.4% 72%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 11 yrs older than AR 1981Highest 6 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 23% below AR 18 minHighest 19% below AR
Work from home 1.3%±1.8Lowest AR: 8.8% 8%±6.9Highest AR: 8.8%
Keiser and Plumerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.16Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Morrilton (18%)Wilson (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KeiserFew work in Plumerville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.9Lowest 93.7Highest
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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