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Summit vs Norphlet

203 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6× in Summit) and property tax bill (+20% in Summit).

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Summit, ARA small town of 706Arkansas · 706 people
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Norphlet, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 1,003 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.

SummitA small town of 706
Quiet strengthsSummit doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit →
NorphletOne of the healthiest towns
Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Norphlet →
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.

Jobs per worker6×
Summit is more of a job hub
Summit 0.18Norphlet 0.03
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Summit
Summit $719Norphlet $600
★ What stands out · 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.

Summit$720/mo
Typical home $127K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $727/mo · Housing →
Norphlet$680/mo
Typical home $121K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $597/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
–SummitNot graded C+NorphletBetter than 44% of districts in the state
Health
–SummitNot graded DNorphletHealthier than 13% 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
SummitNorphlet
Snow a year8″1″
January low26°F32°F
July high89°F93°F
Growing season (days)214d235d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st51st
Outdoors & history
SummitNorphlet
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places—1
Archive photos21
Community
SummitNorphlet
Library hours a week—19 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

203 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SummitARNorphletAR
Summit ↔ Norphlet203 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.

SummitNorphlet
People
Population 706Lowest 1,003Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.9%Lowest AR: +3.3% -9.2%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 31±9.4Lowest 19% below AR 32±10.4Highest 17% below AR
Norphlet and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35.7%±6.8Lowest AR: 23.1% 40.7%±7.1Highest AR: 23.1%
Norphlet and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.2%±6.5Lowest AR: 17.6% 11.4%±2.7Highest AR: 17.6%
Norphlet and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9%Highest AR: 25.7% 6.6%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±3.4Highest AR: 5.1% 0.5%±1.6Lowest AR: 5.1%
Summit and Norphlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $51,705±$16k 15% below AR
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $126,600±$37kHighest 33% below AR $120,800±$43kLowest 36% below AR
Summit and Norphlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $727±$56Highest 23% below AR $597±$201Lowest 37% below AR
Summit and Norphlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $719Highest 31% below AR $600Lowest 42% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±30.6Highest AR: 44.8% 22.7%±30.6Lowest AR: 44.8%
Summit and Norphlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.9%Highest AR: 16% 13.6%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.2%Lowest AR: 66.4% 73.6%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 5 yrs older than AR 1978Lowest 9 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 17% below AR 18 minLowest 19% below AR
Work from home 0%±4.6Lowest AR: 8.8% 6.4%±7.5Highest AR: 8.8%
Norphlet and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Yellville (13%)El Dorado (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NorphletFew work in Summit
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 35.8Highest 28.7Lowest
Schools
School district —SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —None in town
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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