Best Places72070, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72070, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
72070 ranks 26,522nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Walkability pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 72070
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.
72070's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72070 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$671 a month, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 72070 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Short commute35.0 minutes each way, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72070
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72070 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,809, 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 72070's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 72070
72070 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 72070.
Who works in 72070, and how
Work in 72070 centers on construction and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 72070
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72070.
What the weather is like in 72070, month by month
72070 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 72070
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72070
Schools across 72070 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Perryville Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Anne Watson Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Ola Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Morrilton Intermediate SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Bigelow High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Perryville High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Morrilton Sr. High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72070 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72070 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 72070 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72070
Is 72070 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72070 ranks 26,522nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and a stable housing market, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72070 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,533. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $70,809 median income, cost of living beats 48% of zip codes.
Is 72070 safe?
Yes, 72070 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $368 per resident a year.
Compare 72070 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72070. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72070 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.
72070 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72070: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72070: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72070: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72070: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72070 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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