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%

Waldron$890/mo

Typical home $158K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $704/mo · Housing →

DeWitt$760/mo

Typical home $132K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $853/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Waldron and DeWitt.

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

DeWitt places higher on 14 of 21 AR lists

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

C−WaldronSafer than 15% of U.S. towns CDeWittSafer than 27% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+WaldronBetter than 38% of districts in the state B−DeWittBetter than 47% of districts in the state

Health

DWaldronHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns DDeWittHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns

6Waldron

14DeWitt

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #71#1 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 127 towns #109#43 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 127 towns #49#114 Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #72#23 Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #58#17 Most remote workersWork · 126 towns #125#77 Best schoolsSchools · 113 towns #79#38 Cheapest rentCost of living · 126 towns #15#57

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Waldron’s rankings →

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

WaldronDeWitt

Snow a year3″1″

January low28°F 33°F

July high92°F 91°F

Growing season (days)203d 250d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 80th

Outdoors & history

WaldronDeWitt

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.9%3.1%

Settled1845 1854

National Register places7 9

Archive photos11 12

Famous people born here6 2

Community

WaldronDeWitt

Library hours a week29 hrs 41 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

162 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WaldronAR DeWittAR

Waldron ↔ DeWitt162 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

WaldronDeWitt

People

Population 3,344Highest 2,933Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.4%Highest AR: +3.3% -7.2%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 39.2±3Lowest about the AR average 41.9±3.7Highest 9% above AR

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

Kids under 18 18.8%±5.3Lowest AR: 23.1% 24.4%±5.3Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 13.6%±4Lowest AR: 17.6% 18.1%±4.5Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.8%Highest AR: 25.7% 7.2%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±2.1Highest AR: 5.1% 1.7%±1.7Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $33,839±$18kLowest 44% below AR $47,798±$8kHighest 21% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $105,300±$32kHighest 44% below AR $75,700±$18kLowest 60% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $704±$132Lowest 26% below AR $853±$142Highest 10% below AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $535Highest 49% below AR $513Lowest 51% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.1%±15.2Lowest AR: 44.8% 59.7%±15.7Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 19.4%Lowest AR: 16% 25.9%Highest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 60.4%Highest AR: 66.4% 53.8%Lowest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 9 yrs older than AR 1974Lowest 13 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 15% below AR 14 minLowest 39% below AR

Work from home 0%±1Lowest AR: 8.8% 5%±5.4Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 39.4%Lowest 41.8%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.05Highest 1.31Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Smith (11%)Stuttgart (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DeWittFew work in Waldron

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 3.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 40.5Lowest 94.3Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #79 of 113 in AR #38 of 113 in AR

School district WALDRON SCHOOL DISTRICTDEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town Waldron High SchoolDewitt High School

Students per teacherat that high school 8.8Highest 6.3Lowest

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.

Waldron vs DeWitt

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

DeWitt places higher on 14 of 21 AR lists

What daily life feels like in each

162 miles apart

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