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Quitman vs Amity

105 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in Quitman) and property tax bill (+54% in Amity).

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Quitman, ARA regional job hubArkansas · 805 people
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Amity, ARA history townArkansas · 740 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.

QuitmanA regional job hub
Work383 jobsbased in Quitman, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 84%of AR districts All about Quitman →
AmityA history town
HistorySettled in 18471 place on the National Register Housing$187K typical home18% below the AR typical home All about Amity →
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 worker4×
Quitman is more of a job hub
Quitman 1.55Amity 0.39
Property tax bill+54%
Tax bills are bigger in Amity
Amity $830Quitman $538
Street grid+61%
Quitman has the more walkable street grid
Quitman 36.6Amity 22.8
Work in town+9.3 pts
More of Quitman’s workers stay in town
Quitman 12.6%Amity 3.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Quitman

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.

Quitman$1,440/mo
Typical home $254K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $652/mo · Housing →
Amity$1,070/mo
Typical home $187K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $646/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Quitman and Amity.

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.

Schools
A−QuitmanBetter than 84% of districts in the state –AmityNot 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
QuitmanAmity
Snow a year3″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th67th
Outdoors & history
QuitmanAmity
Settled—1847
National Register places21
Archive photos53
Community
QuitmanAmity
Library hours a week16 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

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

QuitmanARAmityAR
Quitman ↔ Amity105 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.

QuitmanAmity
People
Population 805Highest 740Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.9%Lowest AR: +3.3% -5.8%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 41.5±4Highest 8% above AR 39.7±12.5Lowest 3% above AR
Quitman and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±4.9Lowest AR: 23.1% 26.5%±7.9Highest AR: 23.1%
Amity and Quitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19%±3.3Highest AR: 17.6% 15.3%±7.7Lowest AR: 17.6%
Quitman and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13%Lowest AR: 25.7% 15.1%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±2.2Highest AR: 5.1% 2.8%±2.2Lowest AR: 5.1%
Quitman and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $35,156±$11kLowest 42% below AR $38,542±$19kHighest 37% below AR
Amity and Quitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,600±$31kLowest 41% below AR $143,100±$58kHighest 24% below AR
Amity and Quitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $652±$206Highest 31% below AR $646±$286Lowest 32% below AR
Quitman and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $538Lowest 48% below AR $830Highest 20% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.1%±20.9Lowest AR: 44.8% 72.5%±29.6Highest AR: 44.8%
Amity and Quitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.4%Lowest AR: 16% 37.3%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.4%Lowest AR: 66.4% 62.2%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 7 yrs older than AR 1976Lowest 11 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 9% below AR 22 minHighest 4% below AR
Work from home 3.1%±2.2Lowest AR: 8.8% 9.4%±11Highest AR: 8.8%
Amity and Quitman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.6%Highest 3.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 25.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.55Highest 0.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Heber Springs (13%)Arkadelphia (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AmityFew work in Quitman
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.6Highest 22.8Lowest
Schools
School district QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT—
High school in town Quitman High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 7.9 —
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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