Half of Avilla’s homes were built after 2012
More historic than 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Avilla was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2012.
About Avilla’s history
How historic is Avilla?
More historic than 14% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives Avilla’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Avilla is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
Arkansas towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Arkansas town has 20.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Avilla’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (11% of Arkansas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone
Another post office, Tatumville, opened and closed inside today’s town.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Avilla’s history
How does Avilla rank for history?
Avilla is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Avilla?
5% of Avilla’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.2 points), against a typical 3.1% for an Arkansas town; the median home was built in 2012.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.