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−SpringdaleSafer than 16% of U.S. towns CJohnsonSafer than 32% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−SpringdaleBetter than 46% of districts in the state –JohnsonNot graded

Health

C−SpringdaleHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns BJohnsonHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns

9Springdale

11Johnson

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #125#43 Most activeHealth · 127 towns #70#17 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #64#16 HealthiestHealth · 126 towns #60#16 Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #71#104 Most educatedPeople · 127 towns #42#6 Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #95#65 SafestSafety · 106 towns #65#39

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Springdale’s rankings →

Where they are

Springdale and Johnson share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

SpringdaleJohnson

Springdale ↔ Johnson4.1 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

417 Johnson residents work in Springdale (25.4% of its workers)

307 Springdale residents work in Johnson (0.8% of its workers)

Work & commute in Johnson →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Springdale$1,950/mo

Typical home $342K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,071/mo · Housing →

Johnson$2,010/mo

Typical home $347K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,104/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Johnson and Springdale.

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

SpringdaleJohnson

Snow a year7″7″

January low25°F 25°F

July high89°F 89°F

Growing season (days)188d 188d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th 51st

Outdoors & history

SpringdaleJohnson

Trails20 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.6%0.1%

Settled1838 1961

National Register places13 3

Archive photos18 —

Famous people born here21 —

Community

SpringdaleJohnson

Library hours a week64 hrs —

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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.

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

SpringdaleJohnson

People

Population 88,160Highest 3,656Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +20.6%Highest AR: +3.3% +7.6%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 32.3±0.7Lowest 16% below AR 34.4±8.7Highest 11% below AR

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

Kids under 18 29.8%±1.4Highest AR: 23.1% 29.6%±8.2Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 10.4%±0.8Highest AR: 17.6% 6.2%±3.1Lowest AR: 17.6%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.2%Lowest AR: 25.7% 46.2%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±0.6 AR: 5.1% 3.4%±2.8 AR: 5.1%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $69,787±$4kLowest 15% above AR $95,844±$13kHighest 58% above AR

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $261,800±$9kLowest 39% above AR $312,900±$64kHighest 66% above AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,071±$35Lowest 13% above AR $1,104±$278Highest 17% above AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,430Lowest 38% above AR $2,015Highest 94% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.5%±4.3Highest AR: 44.8% 25.8%±15.3Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 13.4%Highest AR: 16% 2.2%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 53.4%Highest AR: 66.4% 44.4%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1994Lowest 7 yrs newer than AR 1999Highest 12 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 14% below AR 21 minHighest 9% below AR

Work from home 7.6%±1.4Lowest AR: 8.8% 8.5%±6Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 35.5%Highest 1.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 mi 6.3 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.27Highest 1.08Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fayetteville (19%)Fayetteville (28%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in Johnson25% work in Springdale

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 19.5 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.0Highest 37.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #53 of 113 in AR—

School district LISA ACADEMY · HAAS HALL ACADEMY—

High school in town Har-Ber High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 13.4 —

Arkansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Springdale vs Johnson

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Johnson places higher on 11 of 20 AR lists

Springdale and Johnson share a border

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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