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Ward vs Vilonia

15 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+36.4 pts in Ward) and jobs per worker (3.6× in Vilonia).

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Ward, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 6,573 people

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Vilonia, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 4,498 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 →

ViloniaKnown for its schools

Schools#17 for schools in ARof 113 towns Housing$269K typical home18% above the AR typical home HealthHealthier than 56%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Vilonia →

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.

Growth since 2010+36.4 pts

Ward has grown faster since 2010

Ward +48.8%Vilonia +12.4%

Jobs per worker3.6×

Vilonia is more of a job hub

Vilonia 0.40Ward 0.11

Street grid2.6×

Ward has the more walkable street grid

Ward 49.1Vilonia 18.8

Average commute5 min

Ward has the shorter commute

Vilonia 34 minWard 29 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Vilonia

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 →

Vilonia$1,540/mo

Typical home $269K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $1,364/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Vilonia 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

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.

Safety

CWardSafer than 30% of U.S. towns B+ViloniaSafer than 70% of U.S. towns

Schools

AWardBetter than 87% of districts in the state AViloniaBetter than 89% of districts in the state

Health

C+WardHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns BViloniaHealthier than 56% of U.S. towns

10Ward

10Vilonia

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

Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #53#118 SafestSafety · 106 towns #43#7 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #26#64 Fewest smokersHealth · 127 towns #58#26 Fastest growingGrowth · 126 towns #10#35 Most remote workersWork · 126 towns #17#40 Most activeHealth · 127 towns #28#8 Most educatedPeople · 127 towns #53#34

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

WardVilonia

Snow a year2″4″

January low28°F 32°F

July high92°F 91°F

Growing season (days)209d 245d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th 89th

Outdoors & history

WardVilonia

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1938

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—13

Famous people born here—1

Community

WardVilonia

Library hours a week—40 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

15 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WardVilonia

Ward ↔ Vilonia15 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

WardVilonia

People

Population 6,573Highest 4,498Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +48.8%Highest AR: +3.3% +12.4%Lowest AR: +3.3%

Median age 30.2±1.6Lowest 22% below AR 30.3±5.6Highest 21% below AR

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

Kids under 18 28.9%±5.7Lowest AR: 23.1% 33.6%±9.6Highest AR: 23.1%

Vilonia and Ward 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% 9.9%±3.4Highest AR: 17.6%

Vilonia 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%Lowest AR: 25.7% 27.2%Highest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2Lowest AR: 5.1% 7%±4.9Highest AR: 5.1%

Vilonia 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±$11kLowest 20% above AR $81,815±$35kHighest 35% above AR

Vilonia and Ward 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 $232,700±$53kHighest 24% above AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,202±$239Lowest 27% above AR $1,364±$359Highest 44% above AR

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,368Lowest 32% above AR $1,379Highest 33% above AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.7%±18Lowest AR: 44.8% 68.1%±36.6Highest AR: 44.8%

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

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

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69%Lowest AR: 66.4% 71.8%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 2006Highest 19 yrs newer than AR 2000Lowest 13 yrs newer than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minLowest 29% above AR 34 minHighest 52% above AR

Work from home 13.4%±5.2Highest AR: 8.8% 8.3%±5.6Lowest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 8.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.40Highest

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

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.1Highest 18.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #10 of 113 in AR #17 of 113 in AR

School district CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICTVILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town None in townVilonia High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 12.9

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

Deciding?

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Bordering Ward

Austin3,915 people · $221K homes

Towns like Ward

Greenbrier6,018 people · $207K homes

Prairie Grove7,798 people · $256K homes

Gravette3,714 people · $216K 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.