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Warren vs Dumas

38 miles apart. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+7.3 pts in Dumas) and growth since 2010 (+5.8 pts in Warren).

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Warren, ARHomes around $108KArkansas · 5,353 people
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Dumas, ARKnown for its schoolsArkansas · 3,768 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.

WarrenHomes around $108K
Housing$108K typical home52% below the AR typical home Health95% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates HistorySettled in 185113 places on the National Register All about Warren →
DumasKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 35%of AR districts Outdoors#4 most walkable in AR0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Housing$110K typical home52% below the AR typical home All about Dumas →
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.

Age 65++7.3 pts
Dumas has more people 65 and up
Dumas 22.3%Warren 15%
Growth since 2010+5.8 pts
Warren has grown faster since 2010
Warren -9.2%Dumas -15%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Warren places higher on 15 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
CWarrenSafer than 32% of U.S. towns DDumasSafer than 7% of U.S. towns
Schools
CWarrenBetter than 34% of districts in the state C+DumasBetter than 35% of districts in the state
Health
D−WarrenHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns D−DumasHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns
15Warren
6Dumas

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

Most conserved landOutdoors · 107 towns #96#31 SafestSafety · 106 towns #37#83 Fewest smokersHealth · 127 towns #89#123 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 127 towns #78#111 Highest graduation rateSchools · 115 towns #29#2 Most walkableOutdoors · 127 towns #32#4 HealthiestHealth · 126 towns #100#125 Lowest obesityHealth · 127 towns #98#123

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Warren$620/mo
Typical home $108K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $704/mo · Housing →
Dumas$630/mo
Typical home $110K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $718/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
WarrenDumas
Snow a year2″1″
January low32°F35°F
July high91°F92°F
Growing season (days)235d245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st70th
Outdoors & history
WarrenDumas
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—1.7%
Settled1851—
National Register places135
Archive photos1212
Community
WarrenDumas
Library hours a week45 hrs45 hrs
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

38 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

WarrenARDumasAR
Warren ↔ Dumas38 miles apart
Who commutes between them
16 Warren residents work in Dumas (0.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Warren →
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.

WarrenDumas
People
Population 5,353Highest 3,768Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.2%Highest AR: +3.3% -15%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 38±1.7Lowest about the AR average 41.2±2.8Highest 7% above AR
Dumas and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.3%±4.6Lowest AR: 23.1% 28.2%±4.9Highest AR: 23.1%
Dumas and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±2.6Lowest AR: 17.6% 22.3%±4.4Highest AR: 17.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.5%Highest AR: 25.7% 9.3%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±1.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 3.4%±2Highest AR: 5.1%
Dumas and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,788±$9kHighest 39% below AR $34,787±$8kLowest 43% below AR
Warren and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $76,700±$14kLowest 59% below AR $84,400±$19kHighest 55% below AR
Dumas and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $704±$56Lowest 26% below AR $718±$195Highest 24% below AR
Dumas and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $469Highest 55% below AR $468Lowest 55% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.7%±15Highest AR: 44.8% 44.2%±16.2Lowest AR: 44.8%
Warren and Dumas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.1%Lowest AR: 16% 33.9%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52%Highest AR: 66.4% 48.6%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 13 yrs older than AR 1977Highest 10 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 4% above AR 21 minLowest 7% below AR
Work from home 0.9%±1.3Lowest AR: 8.8% 1.9%±2.4Highest AR: 8.8%
Dumas and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 37.4%Lowest 43.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.21Lowest 1.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Monticello (10%)Pine Bluff (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in DumasFew work in Warren
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.1Lowest 79.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #97 of 113 in AR#102 of 113 in AR
School district WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICTDUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Warren High SchoolDumas High School
Students per teacherat that high school 10.3Highest 9.1Lowest
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.

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