Best Places71655, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 71655, 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.
71655 ranks 28,959th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 71655
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.
71655's strengths and weaknesses
Where 71655 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 87% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 71655 ranks low
- Household income$43,210 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 71655
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 71655 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,210, 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 71655's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 71655
71655 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 71655.
Who works in 71655, and how
Work in 71655 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 71655
71655 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 71655 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 71655, month by month
71655 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 71655
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around 71655
Schools across 71655 average a D+, better than 17% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Monticello Intermediate SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Drew Central Elem. SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monticello Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Star City Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Drew Central Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Monticello High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Hermitage High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Mcgehee High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 71655 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
71655 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 71655 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 71655
Is 71655 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 71655 ranks 28,959th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and state finances, and lowest on low incomes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 71655 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,390. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $43,210 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 71655 safe?
71655 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $769 per resident a year.
Compare 71655 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 71655. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 71655 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.
71655 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 71655: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 71655: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 71655: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 71655: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
71655 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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