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Ward vs Gravette

167 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.3× in Gravette) and street grid (3.5× in Ward).

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Ward, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 6,573 people

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Gravette, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 3,714 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.

WardKnown for its schools

Schools#10 for schools in ARof 113 towns Housing$208K typical home8% below the AR typical home Health55% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Ward →

GravetteKnown for its schools

Schools#15 for schools in ARof 113 towns Housing$361K typical home59% above the AR typical home Health59% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Gravette →

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 worker8.3×

Gravette is more of a job hub

Gravette 0.91Ward 0.11

Street grid3.5×

Ward has the more walkable street grid

Ward 49.1Gravette 14.1

Property tax bill+58%

Tax bills are bigger in Ward

Ward $1,368Gravette $866

Average commute7 min

Gravette has the shorter commute

Ward 29 minGravette 22 min

Typical home built13 yrs

Gravette’s homes are older

Ward 2006Gravette 1993

Work in town+8.2 pts

More of Gravette’s workers stay in town

Gravette 10%Ward 1.8%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $800 more a month in Gravette

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%

Ward$1,220/mo

Typical home $208K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,202/mo · Housing →

Gravette$2,010/mo

Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $1,037/mo · Housing →

The difference: $800 a month, about $9,600 a year, between Gravette and Ward.

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

Ward places higher on 10 of 20 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

CWardSafer than 30% of U.S. towns B−GravetteSafer than 48% of U.S. towns

Schools

AWardBetter than 87% of districts in the state B+GravetteBetter than 69% of districts in the state

Health

C+WardHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns C+GravetteHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns

10Ward

9Gravette

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #17#101 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #53#125 Shortest commuteGetting around · 127 towns #120#66 Lowest depressionHealth · 127 towns #123#72 Lowest property taxCost of living · 127 towns #99#66 Fewest smokersHealth · 127 towns #58#31 Most remote workersWork · 126 towns #17#41 SafestSafety · 106 towns #43#23

Left end = #1 in Arkansas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Ward’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

WardGravette

Snow a year2″13″

January low28°F 29°F

July high92°F 93°F

Growing season (days)209d 204d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th 57th

Outdoors & history

WardGravette

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1899

National Register places1 5

Archive photos—19

Famous people born here—7

Community

WardGravette

Library hours a week—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

167 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WardAR GravetteAR

Ward ↔ Gravette167 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

WardGravette

People

Population 6,573Highest 3,714Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +48.8%Lowest AR: +3.3% +52.6%Highest AR: +3.3%

Median age 30.2±1.6Lowest 22% below AR 32.8±4.8Highest 15% below AR

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

Kids under 18 28.9%±5.7Highest AR: 23.1% 26.7%±8Lowest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 7.8%±2.7Lowest AR: 17.6% 14.9%±6.6Highest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.1%Highest AR: 25.7% 21.4%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2Lowest AR: 5.1% 4.3%±4.2Highest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $72,734±$11kHighest 20% above AR $68,214±$8kLowest 12% above AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $189,100±$10kLowest about the AR average $216,300±$33kHighest 15% above AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,202±$239Highest 27% above AR $1,037±$218Lowest 10% above AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,368Highest 32% above AR $866Lowest 17% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.7%±18Lowest AR: 44.8% 30.9%±22.4Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 11.1%Highest AR: 16% 5.8%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69%Lowest AR: 66.4% 71.3%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 19 yrs newer than AR 1993Lowest 6 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 29% above AR 22 minLowest 4% below AR

Work from home 13.4%±5.2Highest AR: 8.8% 8.2%±5.1Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 10%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.91Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Little Rock (24%)Bentonville (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GravetteFew work in Ward

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 4.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.1Highest 14.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #10 of 113 in AR #15 of 113 in AR

School district CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICTGRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town None in townGravette High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 9.3

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.

Ward neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Ward

Austin3,915 people · $221K homes

Towns like Ward

Greenbrier6,018 people · $207K homes

Vilonia4,498 people · $233K homes

Prairie Grove7,798 people · $256K homes

Gentry4,240 people · $186K homes

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.