Best Places71846, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 71846, 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.
71846 ranks 28,253rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 71846
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.
71846's strengths and weaknesses
Where 71846 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$482 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 71846 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Household income$51,830 median, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 71846
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 71846 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,830, 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 71846's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 71846
71846 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 71846.
Who works in 71846, and how
Work in 71846 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 71846
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 71846.
What the weather is like in 71846, month by month
71846 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 71846
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 174 miles away.
The best schools in and around 71846
Schools across 71846 average a C−, better than 29% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Horatio Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Joann Walters Elementary SchC+ · 38% proficient
- Ashdown Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dequeen Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Ashdown Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Horatio High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Dierks High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Dequeen High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 71846 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
71846 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 71846 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 71846
Is 71846 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 71846 ranks 28,253rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 71846 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,924. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $51,830 median income, cost of living beats 20% of zip codes.
Is 71846 safe?
71846 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $548 per resident a year.
Compare 71846 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 71846. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 71846 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.
71846 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 71846: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 71846: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 71846: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 71846: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
71846 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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