Best Places71865, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 71865, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
71865 ranks 24,132nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 71865
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.
71865's strengths and weaknesses
Where 71865 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$671 a month, better than 78% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 71865 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 71865
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 71865 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,855, 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 71865's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 71865
71865 runs older 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 71865.
Who works in 71865, and how
Work in 71865 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 71865
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 71865.
What the weather is like in 71865, month by month
71865 sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 71865
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 168 miles away.
The best schools in and around 71865
Schools across 71865 average a D, better than 10% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mineral Springs Elem. SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ashdown Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Ashdown High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 71865 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
71865 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 71865 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 71865
Is 71865 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 71865 ranks 24,132nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 71865 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $107,600. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $75,855 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 71865 safe?
Yes, 71865 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $432 per resident a year.
Compare 71865 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 71865. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 71865 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.
71865 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 71865: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 71865: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 71865: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 71865: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
71865 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.
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