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Smackover vs Murfreesboro

74 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (+65% in Smackover) and conserved land (+36.3 pts in Murfreesboro).

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Smackover, ARHomes around $123KArkansas · 2,419 people
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Murfreesboro, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 1,819 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.

SmackoverHomes around $123K
Housing$123K typical home46% below the AR typical home Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Smackover →
MurfreesboroOne of the healthiest towns
Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors36.3% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves History12 archive photos & papers4 places on the National Register All about Murfreesboro →
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.

Rent+65%
Rent runs higher in Smackover
Smackover $860Murfreesboro $521
Conserved land+36.3 pts
Murfreesboro has more conserved land
Murfreesboro 36.3%Smackover 0%
Property tax bill+30%
Tax bills are bigger in Smackover
Smackover $685Murfreesboro $527
Work from home+6.4 pts
More people work from home in Smackover
Smackover 6.8%Murfreesboro 0.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Murfreesboro

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.

Smackover$700/mo
Typical home $123K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $860/mo · Housing →
Murfreesboro$970/mo
Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.44% · or rent about $521/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Murfreesboro and Smackover.

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
–SmackoverNot graded BMurfreesboroSafer than 57% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+SmackoverBetter than 44% of districts in the state BMurfreesboroBetter than 63% of districts in the state
Health
C−SmackoverHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns DMurfreesboroHealthier than 12% 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
SmackoverMurfreesboro
Snow a year1″1″
January low32°F29°F
July high93°F90°F
Growing season (days)235d209d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd78th
Outdoors & history
SmackoverMurfreesboro
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%36.3%
Settled1922—
National Register places24
Archive photos512
Famous people born here33
Community
SmackoverMurfreesboro
Library hours a week22 hrs23 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

74 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SmackoverARMurfreesboroAR
Smackover ↔ Murfreesboro74 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.

SmackoverMurfreesboro
People
Population 2,419Highest 1,819Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.6%Lowest AR: +3.3% -8.9%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 39.9±1.9Lowest 4% above AR 42±9Highest 9% above AR
Murfreesboro and Smackover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26%±6.6Highest AR: 23.1% 20.9%±5.6Lowest AR: 23.1%
Smackover and Murfreesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.5%±4.9Lowest AR: 17.6% 25.1%±4.1Highest AR: 17.6%
Murfreesboro and Smackover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Highest AR: 25.7% 19.7%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2.6Highest AR: 5.1% 2.7%±2.4Lowest AR: 5.1%
Smackover and Murfreesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,995±$9kHighest 8% below AR $53,264±$24kLowest 12% below AR
Smackover and Murfreesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $118,600±$12kLowest 37% below AR $119,300±$36kHighest 37% below AR
Murfreesboro and Smackover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $860±$176Highest 9% below AR $521±$68Lowest 45% below AR
Property taxmedian, yearly $685Highest 34% below AR $527Lowest 49% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.2%±13.5Lowest AR: 44.8% 43%±46.9Highest AR: 44.8%
Murfreesboro and Smackover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.6%Highest AR: 16% 20.7%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.8%Lowest AR: 66.4% 70.6%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 7 yrs older than AR 1978Lowest 9 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 12% below AR 24 minHighest 5% above AR
Work from home 6.8%±4.2Highest AR: 8.8% 0.4%±0.6Lowest AR: 8.8%
Work in townworking residents 18.3%Lowest 24%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Lowest 1.16Highest
Top workplaceoutside town El Dorado (28%)Nashville (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MurfreesboroFew work in Smackover
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 36.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.1Lowest 49.0Highest
Schools
School district SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICTSOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Smackover High SchoolMurfreesboro High School
Students per teacherat that high school 5.2Lowest 7.4Highest
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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