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%

Tyronza$520/mo

Typical home $92K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $667/mo · Housing →

Amity$1,070/mo

Typical home $187K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.58% · or rent about $646/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Amity and Tyronza.

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

BTyronzaBetter than 62% of districts in the state –AmityNot 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

TyronzaAmity

Snow a year2″1″

January low31°F —

July high91°F —

Growing season (days)229d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)88th 67th

Outdoors & history

TyronzaAmity

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled—1847

National Register places6 1

Archive photos9 3

Famous people born here4 —

Community

TyronzaAmity

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

195 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TyronzaAR AmityAR

Tyronza ↔ Amity195 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

TyronzaAmity

People

Population 627Lowest 740Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6%Lowest AR: +3.3% -5.8%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 40.5±4.5Highest 5% above AR 39.7±12.5Lowest 3% above AR

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

Kids under 18 25.5%±5.4Lowest AR: 23.1% 26.5%±7.9Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 24.6%±10.4Highest AR: 17.6% 15.3%±7.7Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12%Lowest AR: 25.7% 15.1%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±3Lowest AR: 5.1% 2.8%±2.2Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $45,804±$12kHighest 25% below AR $38,542±$19kLowest 37% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $91,800±$23kLowest 51% below AR $143,100±$58kHighest 24% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $667±$43Highest 30% below AR $646±$286Lowest 32% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $419Lowest 60% below AR $830Highest 20% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.7%±22.8Lowest AR: 44.8% 72.5%±29.6Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 17.5%Lowest AR: 16% 37.3%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.5%Lowest AR: 66.4% 62.2%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 15 yrs older than AR 1976Highest 11 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 38% above AR 22 minLowest 4% below AR

Work from home 2.9%±4.7Lowest AR: 8.8% 9.4%±11Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 3.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 25.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.39Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Jonesboro (19%)Arkadelphia (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AmityFew work in Tyronza

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 31.6Highest 22.8Lowest

Schools

School district EAST POINSETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT—

High school in town None in town—

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

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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.

Tyronza vs Amity

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Amity

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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