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Prescott vs Ozark

120 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+28% in Ozark) and trails (+64% in Ozark).

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Prescott, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 3,032 people
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Ozark, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 3,551 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 →
OzarkKnown for its schools
Schools#37 for schools in ARof 113 towns Outdoors#10 most conserved land in AR2.3 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Work2,769 jobsbased in Ozark, a regional job hub All about Ozark →
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.

Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Ozark
Ozark $514Prescott $403
Trails+64%
Ozark has more miles of trail
Ozark 2.3 miPrescott 1.4 mi
Average commute4 min
Ozark has the shorter commute
Prescott 21 minOzark 17 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Ozark

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 →
Ozark$970/mo
Typical home $174K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.41% · or rent about $721/mo · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Ozark and Prescott.

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

Ozark places higher on 16 of 22 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 C−OzarkSafer than 18% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−PrescottBetter than 24% of districts in the state A−OzarkBetter than 82% of districts in the state
Health
D−PrescottHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns DOzarkHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns
6Prescott
16Ozark

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #8#112 Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #77#10 Best schoolsSchools · 113 towns #100#37 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 127 towns #106#41 Most new homesHousing · 118 towns #114#65 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #116#64 Cheapest rentCost of living · 126 towns #68#24 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #57#19

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
PrescottOzark
Snow a year3″1″
January low30°F—
July high92°F—
Growing season (days)224d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th59th
Outdoors & history
PrescottOzark
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.6%5.5%
Settled1873—
National Register places137
Archive photos1918
Famous people born here175
Community
PrescottOzark
Library hours a week—42 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

120 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PrescottAROzarkAR
Prescott ↔ Ozark120 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.

PrescottOzark
People
Population 3,032Lowest 3,551Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.9%Lowest AR: +3.3% -3.9%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 35.6±0.9Lowest 8% below AR 35.9±7Highest 7% below AR
Ozark and Prescott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±8Highest AR: 23.1% 17.7%±5.8Lowest AR: 23.1%
Prescott and Ozark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.1%±5.4Lowest AR: 17.6% 18.1%±5.2Highest AR: 17.6%
Ozark and Prescott 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% 10.4%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.8%±3.6Highest AR: 5.1% 3.7%±1.9Lowest AR: 5.1%
Prescott and Ozark 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 $47,686±$10kLowest 22% below AR
Prescott and Ozark 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 $124,000±$22kHighest 34% below AR
Ozark 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 $721±$40Lowest 24% below AR
Prescott and Ozark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $403Lowest 61% below AR $514Highest 51% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 76.5%±21.2Highest AR: 44.8% 37.6%±14.7Lowest AR: 44.8%
Below poverty line 20.9%Highest AR: 16% 17.8%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55%Lowest AR: 66.4% 55.6%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 8 yrs older than AR 1981Highest 6 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 9% below AR 17 minLowest 27% below AR
Work from home 0%±0.9Lowest AR: 8.8% 1.8%±2.7Highest AR: 8.8%
Ozark 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 30%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.54Lowest 2.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hope (7%)Fort Smith (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OzarkFew work in Prescott
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 5.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.1Highest 24.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #100 of 113 in AR#37 of 113 in AR
School district PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICTOZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Prescott High SchoolOzark Jr. Sr. High School
Students per teacherat that high school 6.2Lowest 9.7Highest
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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