Best Places72114, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72114, 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.
72114 ranks 32,471st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 72114
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.
72114's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72114 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 87% of zip codes
Where 72114 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Household income$36,867 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72114
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72114 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $36,867, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 72114's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 72114
72114 runs younger 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 72114.
Who works in 72114, and how
Work in 72114 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 72114
72114 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 72114 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 72114, month by month
72114 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 72114
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72114
Schools across 72114 average a D, better than 6% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Forest Park Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Amboy Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pulaski Heights Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Sylvan Hills Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Lakewood Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Sylvan Hills High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- North Little Rock High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72114 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72114 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 72114 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72114
Is 72114 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72114 ranks 32,471st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and walkability, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72114 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,904. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $36,867 median income, cost of living beats 7% of zip codes.
Is 72114 safe?
72114 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,787 per resident a year.
Compare 72114 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72114. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72114 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.
72114 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72114: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72114: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72114: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72114: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72114 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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