Living in Cabot, AR
Small city in Arkansas
Cabot is a small city in Arkansas, home to about 27,000 people, with 537,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Cabot a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $227k and rents for $1,540 a month
- Low taxes: about $902 state income tax per resident, 0.64% property tax
- Strong healthcare: 1 top-rated (4–5★) hospital within 31 mi
- Strong public schools: test results above the US average
👎 Cons
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Smaller job market: about 537,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Cabot: common questions
What is the cost of living in Cabot?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $227k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,540 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 89, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Cabot?
Arkansas collects about $902 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.64% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Cabot safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (1.0× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Cabot?
Public schools in Cabot test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 17 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Cabot?
Cabot has cool winters: winter days average around 54°F and summer days around 91°F, with roughly 2″ of snow a year.
Does Cabot get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, earthquakes and tornadoes: 10 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.6 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Cabot?
The nearest major airport is MEM, about 116 mi away.
How Cabot scores
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