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Tull vs Guy

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (22× in Guy) and property tax bill (+75% in Guy).

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Tull, ARA small town of 596Arkansas · 596 people
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Guy, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 720 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 →
GuyKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 21%of AR districts History5 historic places5 places on the National Register All about Guy →
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.

Jobs per worker22×
Guy is more of a job hub
Guy 0.44Tull 0.02
Property tax bill+75%
Tax bills are bigger in Guy
Guy $1,500Tull $859
Trails2.8×
Guy has more miles of trail
Guy 1.7 miTull 0.6 mi
Average commute13 min
Guy has the shorter commute
Tull 43 minGuy 30 min
Street grid+63%
Tull has the more walkable street grid
Tull 7.8Guy 4.8
Age 65++7 pts
Guy has more people 65 and up
Guy 26.3%Tull 19.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Guy

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 →
Guy$1,420/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $925/mo · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Guy and Tull.

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 C−GuyBetter than 21% 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
TullGuy
Snow a year1″3″
January low31°F—
July high93°F—
Growing season (days)229d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th66th
Outdoors & history
TullGuy
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places—5
Community
TullGuy
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

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TullARGuyAR
Tull ↔ Guy63 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.

TullGuy
People
Population 596Lowest 720Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +6.2% AR: +3.3%
Median age 43.7±8.1Lowest 14% above AR 45.1±7.5Highest 17% above AR
Guy and Tull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21%±5.7Highest AR: 23.1% 19.4%±2.2Lowest AR: 23.1%
Tull and Guy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.3%±2.7Lowest AR: 17.6% 26.3%±4.2Highest AR: 17.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.4%Lowest AR: 25.7% 19.3%Highest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.5Highest AR: 5.1% 1.5%±1.2Lowest AR: 5.1%
Tull and Guy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,125±$15kLowest about the AR average $75,592±$27kHighest 24% above AR
Guy and Tull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $160,400±$32kLowest 15% below AR $246,600±$64kHighest 31% above AR
Guy and Tull 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 $925±$161Highest about the AR average
Guy and Tull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $859Lowest 17% below AR $1,500Highest 44% above AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.7%±51.6Lowest AR: 44.8% 44.8%±26.2Highest AR: 44.8%
Guy and Tull 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% 14.2%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Highest AR: 66.4% 76.3%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 3 yrs newer than AR 2001Highest 14 yrs newer than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 91% above AR 30 minLowest 33% above AR
Work from home 7.7%±7.8Highest AR: 8.8% 2.2%±1.8Lowest AR: 8.8%
Tull and Guy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (20%)Conway (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GuyFew work in Tull
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.8Highest 4.8Lowest
Schools
School district —GUY PERKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Guy-Perkins High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.1
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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