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%

Watson$270/mo

Typical home $49K (Census) · tax rate 0.41% · Housing →

Huttig$270/mo

Typical home $46K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $660/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

WatsonHuttig

Snow a year1″0″

January low34°F 34°F

July high90°F 95°F

Growing season (days)247d 238d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th 76th

Outdoors & history

WatsonHuttig

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Archive photos—1

Famous people born here—2

Community

WatsonHuttig

Library hours a week—13 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

79 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WatsonAR HuttigAR

Watson ↔ Huttig79 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

WatsonHuttig

People

Population 214Lowest 401Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -25% AR: +3.3%

Median age 57.8±20.8Highest 50% above AR 57.6±6.3Lowest 50% above AR

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

Kids under 18 9.3%±12.9Lowest AR: 23.1% 9.7%±13.9Highest AR: 23.1%

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

Age 65+ 48.1%±27.5Highest AR: 17.6% 21.7%±9.2Lowest AR: 17.6%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.2%Highest AR: 25.7% 5.8%Lowest AR: 25.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±7.2Highest AR: 5.1% 0%±4.6Lowest AR: 5.1%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $30,139±$27kLowest 50% below AR $55,000±$30kHighest 9% below AR

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $48,600±$37kHighest 74% below AR $46,200±$28kLowest 75% below AR

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $660±$383 30% below AR

Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 81% below AR $300Highest 71% below AR

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 7.7%±100Lowest AR: 44.8% 25%±100Highest AR: 44.8%

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

Below poverty line 21.5%Highest AR: 16% 15%Lowest AR: 16%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.1%Lowest AR: 66.4% 87.3%Highest AR: 66.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 13 yrs older than AR 1973Lowest 14 yrs older than AR

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 41 minLowest 81% above AR 42 minHighest 88% above AR

Work from home 2.6%±3.5Lowest AR: 8.8% 8.3%±8.6Highest AR: 8.8%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 8.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 34.3 miHighest 30.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 1.90Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Dumas (18%)El Dorado (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HuttigFew work in Watson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 119Highest 18.6Lowest

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.

Watson vs Huttig

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

79 miles apart

What matters to you?

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