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Wickes vs Bearden

106 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.5× in Bearden) and seasonal homes (+24.2 pts in Bearden).

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Wickes, ARA small town of 694Arkansas · 694 people
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Bearden, ARHomes around $101KArkansas · 826 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.

WickesA small town of 694
Quiet strengthsWickes doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wickes →
BeardenHomes around $101K
Housing$101K typical home56% below the AR typical home SchoolsBetter than 19%of AR districts All about Bearden →
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.

Street grid2.5×
Bearden has the more walkable street grid
Bearden 66.6Wickes 27.0
Seasonal homes+24.2 pts
Bearden has more second homes
Bearden 24.2%Wickes 0%
Average commute5 min
Bearden has the shorter commute
Wickes 20 minBearden 16 min
Growth since 2010+4.2 pts
Wickes has grown faster since 2010
Wickes -15.5%Bearden -19.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Bearden

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.

Wickes$260/mo
Typical home $45K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $625/mo · Housing →
Bearden$570/mo
Typical home $101K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $567/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Bearden and Wickes.

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.

Schools
BWickesBetter than 62% of districts in the state C−BeardenBetter than 19% of districts in the state
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
WickesBearden
Snow a year4″2″
January low—31°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—230d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th74th
Outdoors & history
WickesBearden
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
National Register places12
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here—2
Community
WickesBearden
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

106 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WickesARBeardenAR
Wickes ↔ Bearden106 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.

WickesBearden
People
Population 694Lowest 826Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.5%Highest AR: +3.3% -19.7%Lowest AR: +3.3%
Median age 29.5±12Lowest 23% below AR 32.6±14.7Highest 15% below AR
Bearden and Wickes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.7%±6.3Lowest AR: 23.1% 39.2%±20.4Highest AR: 23.1%
Bearden and Wickes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.4%±7.3Highest AR: 17.6% 8.2%±4.7Lowest AR: 17.6%
Wickes and Bearden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.9%Highest AR: 25.7% 7.9%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±3.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 4.6%±4.1Highest AR: 5.1%
Bearden and Wickes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $27,411±$4kLowest 55% below AR $29,750±$21kHighest 51% below AR
Bearden and Wickes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $45,000±$37kLowest 76% below AR $74,600±$13kHighest 60% below AR
Bearden and Wickes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $625±$62Highest 34% below AR $567±$301Lowest 40% below AR
Wickes and Bearden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $335Lowest 68% below AR $380Highest 63% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27%±28Lowest AR: 44.8% 46.7%±10.6Highest AR: 44.8%
Bearden and Wickes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 41.4%Lowest AR: 16% 48.4%Highest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.5%Highest AR: 66.4% 62.7%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 10 yrs older than AR 1978Highest 9 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 9% below AR 16 minLowest 30% below AR
Work from home 0.9%±1.3Lowest AR: 8.8% 3.6%±5.2Highest AR: 8.8%
Bearden and Wickes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.9%Lowest 12.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Lowest 1.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town De Queen (12%)Camden (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BeardenFew work in Wickes
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.0Lowest 66.6Highest
Schools
School district COSSATOT RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICTBEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town None in townBearden High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 4.8
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.

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