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Prescott vs McGehee

115 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.5× in McGehee) and property tax bill (+44% in McGehee).

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Prescott, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 3,032 people
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McGehee, ARHomes around $87KArkansas · 3,666 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.

PrescottOne of the healthiest towns
Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates HistorySettled in 187313 places on the National Register SchoolsBetter than 24%of AR districts All about Prescott →
McGeheeHomes around $87K
Housing$87K typical home62% below the AR typical home Outdoors#15 most trails in AR4.9 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Health99% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about McGehee →
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.

Trails3.5×
McGehee has more miles of trail
McGehee 4.9 miPrescott 1.4 mi
Property tax bill+44%
Tax bills are bigger in McGehee
McGehee $582Prescott $403
Homeowners+8.1 pts renters
McGehee has more renters
Prescott 55%McGehee 46.9%
★ What stands out · 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.

Prescott$470/mo
Typical home $82K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $887/mo · Housing →
McGehee$500/mo
Typical home $87K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $784/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Prescott places higher on 11 of 21 AR lists

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
C−PrescottSafer than 17% of U.S. towns –McGeheeNot graded
Schools
C−PrescottBetter than 24% of districts in the state CMcGeheeBetter than 27% of districts in the state
Health
D−PrescottHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns D−McGeheeHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns
11Prescott
10McGehee

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

Most trailsOutdoors · 89 towns #65#15 Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #29#79 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #57#21 Most remote workersWork · 126 towns #126#93 Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #77#50 Highest incomeIncome · 127 towns #85#115 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #81#109 Cheapest rentCost of living · 126 towns #68#43

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

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
PrescottMcGehee
Snow a year3″2″
January low30°F—
July high92°F—
Growing season (days)224d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th60th
Outdoors & history
PrescottMcGehee
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.6%1.1%
Settled18731878
National Register places139
Archive photos1918
Famous people born here1712
Community
PrescottMcGehee
Library hours a week—45 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

115 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PrescottARMcGeheeAR
Prescott ↔ McGehee115 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.

PrescottMcGehee
People
Population 3,032Lowest 3,666Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.9%Highest AR: +3.3% -8.8%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 35.6±0.9Lowest 8% below AR 36.4±2.8Highest 5% below AR
McGehee and Prescott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±8Lowest AR: 23.1% 29.5%±6.2Highest AR: 23.1%
McGehee and Prescott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.1%±5.4Highest AR: 17.6% 11.9%±3.4Lowest AR: 17.6%
Prescott and McGehee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.3%Highest AR: 25.7% 13.6%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±3.6Highest AR: 5.1% 3.3%±2.3Lowest AR: 5.1%
Prescott and McGehee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,307±$9kHighest 21% below AR $36,875±$8kLowest 39% below AR
Prescott and McGehee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $82,400±$27kLowest 56% below AR $98,800±$11kHighest 47% below AR
McGehee and Prescott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $887±$200Highest 6% below AR $784±$75Lowest 17% below AR
Prescott and McGehee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $403Lowest 61% below AR $582Highest 44% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 76.5%±21.2Highest AR: 44.8% 58.1%±8.9Lowest AR: 44.8%
Prescott and McGehee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.9%Lowest AR: 16% 34%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55%Highest AR: 66.4% 46.9%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 8 yrs older than AR 1974Lowest 13 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 9% below AR 17 minLowest 25% below AR
Work from home 0%±0.9Lowest AR: 8.8% 3.4%±2.8Highest AR: 8.8%
McGehee and Prescott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 33.8%Highest 33%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.54Highest 1.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hope (7%)Dumas (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McGeheeFew work in Prescott
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 4.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.1Lowest 40.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #100 of 113 in AR#91 of 113 in AR
School district PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICTMCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Prescott High SchoolMcGehee High School
Students per teacherat that high school 6.2Lowest 9.3Highest
Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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