Best Places72113, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72113, 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.
72113 ranks 9,944th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Air quality pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 72113
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.
72113's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72113 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 72113 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72113
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72113 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,657, 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 72113's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 72113
72113's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 72113.
Who works in 72113, and how
Work in 72113 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 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 72113
72113 has more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 72113 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 72113, month by month
72113 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 72113
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72113
Schools across 72113 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Maumelle Charter Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Pine Forest Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Joe T. Robinson Elem. SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Joe T. Robinson Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Maumelle Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Maumelle Charter High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Joe T. Robinson High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Maumelle High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72113 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72113 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 72113 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 72113 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 72113
Is 72113 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72113 ranks 9,944th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, an educated workforce, and fast internet, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72113 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,976. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $93,657 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 72113 safe?
72113 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $530 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 72113?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 33. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 33% of zip codes.
Is 72113 good for families?
Schools beat 16% of zip codes, crime safety beats 41%, and childcare runs $671 a month.
Compare 72113 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72113. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72113 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.
72113 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72113: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72113: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72113: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72113: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72113 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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