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%

Subiaco$960/mo

Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →

Avoca$1,370/mo

Typical home $236K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $4,900 a year, between Avoca and Subiaco.

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

B+SubiacoBetter than 66% of districts in the state –AvocaNot 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

SubiacoAvoca

Snow a year2″10″

January low29°F 24°F

July high92°F 89°F

Growing season (days)223d 195d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th 49th

Outdoors & history

SubiacoAvoca

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1881

National Register places1 —

Archive photos6 2

Community

SubiacoAvoca

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

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SubiacoAR AvocaAR

Subiaco ↔ Avoca79 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

SubiacoAvoca

People

Population 405Lowest 799Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -29.9% AR: +3.3% —

Median age 47.6±14Highest 24% above AR 47±23.9Lowest 22% above AR

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

Kids under 18 16.5%±5.3Lowest AR: 23.1% 22.2%±12.9Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 26.4%±12.4Lowest AR: 17.6% 33.4%±20.8Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Lowest AR: 25.7% 22.3%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±4.3Highest AR: 5.1% 2.6%±1.9Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,868±$13kLowest 5% below AR $62,273±$21kHighest about the AR average

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,000±$46kLowest 10% below AR $235,500±$31kHighest 25% above AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $750±$193Lowest 21% below AR $900±$646Highest 5% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $869Lowest 16% below AR $1,623Highest 56% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.7%±100Highest AR: 44.8% 10.7%±66.7Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 24.6%Highest AR: 16% 11%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.7%Highest AR: 66.4% 88.8%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 8 yrs older than AR 1988Highest 1 yr newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 9% below AR 23 minHighest about the AR average

Work from home 4.3%±4.7Lowest AR: 8.8% 8%±4.8Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Highest 0.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.57Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Smith (21%)Bentonville (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AvocaFew work in Subiaco

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.0Highest 19.3Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Subiaco vs Avoca

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $410 more a month in Avoca

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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