Best Places72160, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72160, 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.
72160 ranks 27,309th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 72160
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.
72160's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72160 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$482 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Short commute18.1 minutes each way, better than 91% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 72160 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72160
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72160 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,473, 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 72160's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 72160
72160 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 72160.
Who works in 72160, and how
Work in 72160 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 72160
72160 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 72160 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 72160, month by month
72160 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 72160
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72160
Schools across 72160 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dewitt Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Hazen Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dewitt Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Stuttgart Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Meekins Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Dewitt High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Carlisle High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Hazen High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72160 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72160 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 72160 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72160
Is 72160 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72160 ranks 27,309th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72160 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,403. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $54,473 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 72160 safe?
72160 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $726 per resident a year.
Compare 72160 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72160. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72160 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.
72160 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72160: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72160: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72160: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72160: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72160 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.