Best Places65th Street West, Little Rock, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around 65th Street West, Little Rock, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
65th Street West, Little Rock ranks 5,733rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 65th Street West, Little Rock
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
65th Street West, Little Rock's strengths and weaknesses
Where 65th Street West, Little Rock ranks high
- Cheap childcare$671 a month, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where 65th Street West, Little Rock ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in 65th Street West, Little Rock
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 65th Street West, Little Rock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,428, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 65th Street West, Little Rock's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 65th Street West, Little Rock
65th Street West, Little Rock runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 65th Street West, Little Rock.
Who works in 65th Street West, Little Rock, and how
Work in 65th Street West, Little Rock centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 65th Street West, Little Rock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 65th Street West, Little Rock.
What the weather is like in 65th Street West, Little Rock, month by month
65th Street West, Little Rock sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 65th Street West, Little Rock
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around 65th Street West, Little Rock
Schools across 65th Street West, Little Rock average an F, better than 4% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Otter Creek Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Mabelvale Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Western Hills Elem. SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mabelvale Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Cloverdale Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkview Magnet High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Little Rock Southwest High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 65th Street West, Little Rock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
65th Street West, Little Rock measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 65th Street West, Little Rock against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in 65th Street West, Little Rock
Is 65th Street West, Little Rock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 65th Street West, Little Rock ranks 5,733rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 65th Street West, Little Rock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $106,546. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $49,428 median income, cost of living beats 22% of neighborhoods.
Is 65th Street West, Little Rock safe?
65th Street West, Little Rock is safer than 13% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,181 per resident a year.
Compare 65th Street West, Little Rock with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 65th Street West, Little Rock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 65th Street West, Little Rock represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
65th Street West, Little Rock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 65th Street West, Little Rock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 65th Street West, Little Rock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 65th Street West, Little Rock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 65th Street West, Little Rock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
65th Street West, Little Rock detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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