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Sparkman vs Cherry Valley

156 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.3× in Sparkman) and jobs per worker (2.5× in Sparkman).

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Sparkman, ARHomes around $121KArkansas · 430 people
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Cherry Valley, ARA small town of 543Arkansas · 543 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.

SparkmanHomes around $121K
Housing$121K typical home47% below the AR typical home All about Sparkman →
Cherry ValleyA small town of 543
Quiet strengthsCherry Valley doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cherry Valley →
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.

Street grid3.3×
Sparkman has the more walkable street grid
Sparkman 40.4Cherry Valley 12.1
Jobs per worker2.5×
Sparkman is more of a job hub
Sparkman 0.85Cherry Valley 0.34
Property tax bill+43%
Tax bills are bigger in Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley $495Sparkman $346
Average commute11 min
Sparkman has the shorter commute
Cherry Valley 30 minSparkman 19 min
Homeowners+8.3 pts renters
Sparkman has more renters
Cherry Valley 63%Sparkman 54.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Sparkman

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.

Sparkman$680/mo
Typical home $121K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.47% · or rent about $539/mo · Housing →
Cherry Valley$450/mo
Typical home $78K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $538/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Sparkman and Cherry Valley.

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.

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
SparkmanCherry Valley
Snow a year2″2″
January low31°F32°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)223d231d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st88th
Outdoors & history
SparkmanCherry Valley
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled1911—
Famous people born here4—
Community
SparkmanCherry Valley
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

156 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SparkmanARCherry ValleyAR
Sparkman ↔ Cherry Valley156 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.

SparkmanCherry Valley
People
Population 430Lowest 543Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -11.7% AR: +3.3%
Median age 42.4±20.6Lowest 10% above AR 43.8±8.3Highest 14% above AR
Cherry Valley and Sparkman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.9%±7Lowest AR: 23.1% 19.5%±6.7Highest AR: 23.1%
Cherry Valley and Sparkman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.9%±7.5Lowest AR: 17.6% 18.8%±5.4Highest AR: 17.6%
Cherry Valley and Sparkman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.9%Highest AR: 25.7% 8%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±3Highest AR: 5.1% 2.9%±2.9Lowest AR: 5.1%
Sparkman and Cherry Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,063±$5kHighest 36% below AR $31,563±$9kLowest 48% below AR
Sparkman and Cherry Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $74,300±$16kLowest 60% below AR $77,500±$15kHighest 59% below AR
Cherry Valley and Sparkman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $539±$144Highest 43% below AR $538±$529Lowest 43% below AR
Sparkman and Cherry Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $346Lowest 67% below AR $495Highest 52% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38%±30Lowest AR: 44.8% 51.9%±7.1Highest AR: 44.8%
Cherry Valley and Sparkman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.2%Lowest AR: 16% 20.4%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.7%Lowest AR: 66.4% 63%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 14 yrs older than AR 1976Highest 11 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 16% below AR 30 minHighest 33% above AR
Work from home 7.1%±9.8Lowest AR: 8.8% 9.3%±14.9Highest AR: 8.8%
Cherry Valley and Sparkman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.7%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.85Highest 0.34Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fordyce (8%)Wynne (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cherry ValleyFew work in Sparkman
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 40.4Highest 12.1Lowest
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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