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.

Down paymentRate%

Quitman$1,440/mo

Typical home $254K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $652/mo · Housing →

Marshall$770/mo

Typical home $133K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $500/mo · Housing →

The difference: $670 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Quitman and Marshall.

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.

Safety

–QuitmanNot graded CMarshallSafer than 32% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−QuitmanBetter than 84% of districts in the state B+MarshallBetter than 73% of districts in the state

Health

–QuitmanNot graded D−MarshallHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns

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

QuitmanMarshall

Snow a year3″4″

January low—26°F

July high—89°F

Growing season (days)—197d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 87th

Outdoors & history

QuitmanMarshall

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1884

National Register places2 22

Archive photos5 18

Famous people born here—2

Community

QuitmanMarshall

Library hours a week16 hrs —

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

44 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

QuitmanAR MarshallAR

Quitman ↔ Marshall44 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

QuitmanMarshall

People

Population 805Lowest 1,196Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.9%Lowest AR: +3.3% -1.9%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 41.5±4 8% above AR 41.5±7.9 8% above AR

Kids under 18 20.2%±4.9Lowest AR: 23.1% 25.5%±4.4Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 19%±3.3Lowest AR: 17.6% 30.4%±8.7Highest AR: 17.6%

Marshall and Quitman 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% 13.8%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±2.2Highest AR: 5.1% 1.4%±1.7Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $35,156±$11kHighest 42% below AR $28,021±$8kLowest 54% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,600±$31kHighest 41% below AR $99,700±$23kLowest 47% below AR

Quitman and Marshall 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 $500±$92Lowest 47% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $538Lowest 48% below AR $628Highest 40% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.1%±20.9Lowest AR: 44.8% 46.6%±17.8Highest AR: 44.8%

Marshall 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% 31.8%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.4%Highest AR: 66.4% 51.5%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 7 yrs older than AR 1971Lowest 16 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 9% below AR 17 minLowest 25% below AR

Work from home 3.1%±2.2Lowest AR: 8.8% 3.7%±3.7Highest AR: 8.8%

Marshall 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%Lowest 30.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 31.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.55Lowest 2.12Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Heber Springs (13%)Harrison (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MarshallFew work in Quitman

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.6Highest 30.5Lowest

Schools

School district QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTSEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Quitman High SchoolMarshall High School

Students per teacherat that high school 7.9Highest 5.2Lowest

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.

Quitman vs Marshall

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $670 more a month in Quitman

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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