Best Places71901, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 71901, 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.
71901 ranks 21,804th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Summer heat pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 71901
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.
71901's strengths and weaknesses
Where 71901 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 79% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$671 a month, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 71901 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 71901
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 71901 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,289, 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 71901's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 71901
71901 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 71901.
Who works in 71901, and how
Work in 71901 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 71901
71901 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 71901 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 71901, month by month
71901 sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 71901
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around 71901
Schools across 71901 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Park Magnet An Ib Pyp World Class SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Lakeside Intermediate SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Lake Hamilton Elementary SchB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeside Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep AcademyB · 46% proficient
- Jessieville Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeside High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Lake Hamilton High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Magnet Cove High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 71901 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
71901 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 71901 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 71901 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 71901
Is 71901 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 71901 ranks 21,804th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and tree cover, and lowest on summer heat 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 71901 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,387. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $69,289 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 71901 safe?
71901 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $616 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 71901?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 34. That works out to about 84 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of zip codes.
Is 71901 good for families?
Schools beat 38% of zip codes, crime safety beats 38%, and childcare runs $671 a month.
Compare 71901 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 71901. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 71901 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.
71901 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 71901: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 71901: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 71901: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 71901: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
71901 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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