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Wickes vs Caraway

248 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11.3× in Wickes) and property tax bill (+28% in Caraway).

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Wickes, ARA small town of 694Arkansas · 694 people
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Caraway, AROne of the healthiest townsArkansas · 1,087 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 →
CarawayOne of the healthiest towns
Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 64%of U.S. towns we grade All about Caraway →
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.

Jobs per worker11.3×
Wickes is more of a job hub
Wickes 0.90Caraway 0.08
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Caraway
Caraway $428Wickes $335
Growth since 2010+4.1 pts
Caraway has grown faster since 2010
Caraway -11.4%Wickes -15.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Caraway

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 →
Caraway$490/mo
Typical home $86K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $603/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Caraway 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.

Safety
–WickesNot graded BCarawaySafer than 64% of U.S. towns
Schools
BWickesBetter than 62% of districts in the state BCarawayBetter than 61% of districts in the state
Health
–WickesNot graded DCarawayHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns
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
WickesCaraway
Snow a year4″2″
January low—31°F
July high—91°F
Growing season (days)—229d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th88th
Outdoors & history
WickesCaraway
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled—1923
National Register places1—
Famous people born here—1
Community
WickesCaraway
Library hours a week—37 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

248 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WickesARCarawayAR
Wickes ↔ Caraway248 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.

WickesCaraway
People
Population 694Lowest 1,087Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.5%Lowest AR: +3.3% -11.4%Highest AR: +3.3%
Median age 29.5±12Lowest 23% below AR 32.7±8.9Highest 15% below AR
Caraway and Wickes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.7%±6.3Highest AR: 23.1% 21.7%±5.7Lowest AR: 23.1%
Wickes and Caraway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.4%±7.3Lowest AR: 17.6% 17.2%±3.2Highest AR: 17.6%
Caraway and Wickes 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% 8.3%Lowest AR: 25.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±3.5Lowest AR: 5.1% 5.6%±2.9Highest AR: 5.1%
Caraway 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 $38,558±$10kHighest 37% below AR
Caraway 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 $85,900±$15kHighest 54% below AR
Caraway 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 $603±$107Lowest 36% below AR
Wickes and Caraway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $335Lowest 68% below AR $428Highest 59% below AR
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27%±28Lowest AR: 44.8% 30.4%±11.1Highest AR: 44.8%
Caraway and Wickes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 41.4%Highest AR: 16% 19.5%Lowest AR: 16%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.5%Highest AR: 66.4% 65.8%Lowest AR: 66.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 10 yrs older than AR 1976Lowest 11 yrs older than AR
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 9% below AR 23 minHighest about the AR average
Work from home 0.9%±1.3Lowest AR: 8.8% 2.3%±3.5Highest AR: 8.8%
Caraway 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%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town De Queen (12%)Jonesboro (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CarawayFew work in Wickes
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.0Lowest 30.9Highest
Schools
School district COSSATOT RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICTRIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town None in townNone in town
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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