Best Places71913, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 71913, 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.
71913 ranks 25,361st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Summer heat pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in 71913
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.
71913's strengths and weaknesses
Where 71913 ranks high
- Short commute19.3 minutes each way, better than 87% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 71913 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 71913
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 71913 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,050, 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 71913's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 71913
71913 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 71913.
Who works in 71913, and how
Work in 71913 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 71913
71913 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 71913 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 71913, month by month
71913 sees roughly 85 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 71913
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around 71913
Schools across 71913 average a C+, better than 50% 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
- Bismarck Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Lakeside Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Lake Hamilton Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Bismarck High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Lakeside High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Lake Hamilton High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 71913 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
71913 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 71913 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 71913 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 71913
Is 71913 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 71913 ranks 25,361st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, state finances, and low property taxes, 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 71913 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,673. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $59,050 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 71913 safe?
71913 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $627 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 71913?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 34. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of zip codes.
Is 71913 good for families?
Schools beat 50% of zip codes, crime safety beats 27%, and childcare runs $669 a month.
Compare 71913 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 71913. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 71913 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.
71913 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 71913: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 71913: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 71913: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 71913: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
71913 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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