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Tull vs Bergman

132 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (100.5× in Bergman) and street grid (3.3× in Bergman).

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Tull, ARA small town of 596Arkansas · 596 people
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Bergman, ARA regional job hubArkansas · 542 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.

TullA small town of 596
Quiet strengthsTull doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tull →
BergmanA regional job hub
Work279 jobsbased in Bergman, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 89%of AR districts All about Bergman →
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 worker100.5×
Bergman is more of a job hub
Bergman 2.01Tull 0.02
Street grid3.3×
Bergman has the more walkable street grid
Bergman 25.6Tull 7.8
Average commute16 min
Bergman has the shorter commute
Tull 43 minBergman 27 min
Property tax bill+60%
Tax bills are bigger in Tull
Tull $859Bergman $538
★ 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.

Tull$910/mo
Typical home $160K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $614/mo · Housing →
Bergman$800/mo
Typical home $144K (Census) · tax rate 0.37% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Tull and Bergman.

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
–TullNot graded ABergmanBetter than 89% of districts in the state
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
TullBergman
Snow a year1″8″
January low31°F23°F
July high93°F88°F
Growing season (days)229d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th67th
Outdoors & history
TullBergman
National Register places—1
Community
TullBergman
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

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TullARBergmanAR
Tull ↔ Bergman132 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.

TullBergman
People
Population 596Highest 542Lowest
Median age 43.7±8.1Lowest 14% above AR 44±8.8Highest 14% above AR
Bergman and Tull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21%±5.7Lowest AR: 23.1% 22%±3.8Highest AR: 23.1%
Bergman and Tull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.3%±2.7Highest AR: 17.6% 16.1%±8.3Lowest AR: 17.6%
Tull and Bergman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.4%Highest AR: 25.7% 15.3%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 2.4%±1.5Highest AR: 5.1%
Bergman and Tull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,125±$15kHighest about the AR average $61,042±$17kLowest about the AR average
Tull and Bergman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $160,400±$32kHighest 15% below AR $144,100±$52kLowest 23% below AR
Tull and Bergman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $614±$229Lowest 35% below AR $950±$315Highest about the AR average
Bergman and Tull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $859Highest 17% below AR $538Lowest 48% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.7%±51.6Highest AR: 44.8% 33.3%±100Lowest AR: 44.8%
Tull and Bergman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.9%Highest AR: 16% 13%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Lowest AR: 66.4% 87.8%Highest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 3 yrs newer than AR 1992Highest 5 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 91% above AR 27 minLowest 20% above AR
Work from home 7.7%±7.8Lowest AR: 8.8% 9.2%±5.3Highest AR: 8.8%
Bergman and Tull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 7.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 2.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (20%)Harrison (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BergmanFew work in Tull
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.8Lowest 25.6Highest
Schools
School district —BERGMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Bergman High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 3.8
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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