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Tuckerman vs Augusta

32 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+44% in Augusta) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Augusta).

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Tuckerman, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 1,442 people

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Augusta, ARHomes around $83KArkansas · 1,859 people

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.

TuckermanOne of the healthiest towns

Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 95%of AR districts Housing$97K typical home58% below the AR typical home All about Tuckerman →

AugustaHomes around $83K

Housing$83K typical home63% below the AR typical home Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 8%of AR districts All about Augusta →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+44%

Tax bills are bigger in Augusta

Augusta $693Tuckerman $480

Jobs per worker2.3×

Augusta is more of a job hub

Augusta 0.97Tuckerman 0.42

Augusta has more miles of trail

Augusta 0.9 miTuckerman 0.4 mi

Work in town+11.3 pts

More of Augusta’s workers stay in town

Augusta 20.8%Tuckerman 9.5%

Seasonal homes+10.9 pts

Augusta has more second homes

Augusta 12.5%Tuckerman 1.6%

Street grid+50%

Augusta has the more walkable street grid

Augusta 97.0Tuckerman 64.8

★ What stands out · 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

BTuckermanSafer than 56% of U.S. towns –AugustaNot graded

Schools

A+TuckermanBetter than 95% of districts in the state DAugustaBetter than 8% of districts in the state

Health

D−TuckermanHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns D−AugustaHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns

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%

Tuckerman$540/mo

Typical home $97K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.47% · or rent about $759/mo · Housing →

Augusta$480/mo

Typical home $83K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $650/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Tuckerman and Augusta.

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

TuckermanAugusta

Snow a year3″1″

January low30°F —

July high89°F —

Growing season (days)240d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th 91st

Outdoors & history

TuckermanAugusta

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0%5.6%

Settled—1848

National Register places1 10

Famous people born here2 3

Community

TuckermanAugusta

Library hours a week18 hrs 38 hrs

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

32 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TuckermanAR AugustaAR

Tuckerman ↔ Augusta32 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

TuckermanAugusta

People

Population 1,442Lowest 1,859Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.3%Highest AR: +3.3% -9.1%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 43.6±4.2Lowest 13% above AR 45.5±5.1Highest 18% above AR

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

Kids under 18 17.3%±4.4Lowest AR: 23.1% 21.1%±6.1Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 20.9%±5Lowest AR: 17.6% 24.1%±6Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.7%Highest AR: 25.7% 12.1%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2.6Lowest AR: 5.1% 4.9%±2.8Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $45,484±$9kLowest 25% below AR $50,575±$9kHighest 17% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,500±$16kLowest 45% below AR $117,000±$24kHighest 38% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $759±$202Highest 20% below AR $650±$63Lowest 31% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $480Lowest 54% below AR $693Highest 33% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.1%±14.3Highest AR: 44.8% 28.8%±16.1Lowest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 15.2%Lowest AR: 16% 28.7%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 60.7%Lowest AR: 66.4% 63.6%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 16 yrs older than AR 1977Highest 10 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% above AR 22 minLowest 4% below AR

Work from home 5.7%±4.7Highest AR: 8.8% 0%±1.6Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 9.5%Lowest 20.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Lowest 0.97Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Newport (23%)Searcy (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AugustaFew work in Tuckerman

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 5.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 0.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 64.8Lowest 97.0Highest

Schools

School district JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTAUGUSTA SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Tuckerman High SchoolAugusta High School

Students per teacherat that high school 4.9Highest 3.3Lowest

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.

Tuckerman neighborsTown Square →

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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.