Best Places72007, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72007, 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.
72007 ranks 12,603rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 72007
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.
72007's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72007 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 72007 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72007
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72007 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,933, 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 72007's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 72007
72007 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 72007.
Who works in 72007, and how
Work in 72007 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 72007
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72007.
What the weather is like in 72007, month by month
72007 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 72007
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72007
Schools across 72007 average a B, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain Springs Elem SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Magness Creek ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Stagecoach Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cabot Middle School NorthB · 46% proficient
- Cabot Junior High SouthB · 43% proficient
- Lonoke Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Cabot High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Lonoke High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72007 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72007 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 72007 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72007
Is 72007 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72007 ranks 12,603rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and what local pay buys, and lowest on air quality and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72007 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,903. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $93,933 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 72007 safe?
72007 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $497 per resident a year.
Compare 72007 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72007. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72007 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.
72007 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72007: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72007: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72007: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72007: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72007 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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