Best Places72199, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72199, 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.
72199 ranks 22,346th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 72199
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.
72199's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72199 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 82% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 72199 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72199
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72199 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,391, 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 72199's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 72199
72199 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 72199.
Who works in 72199, and how
Work in 72199 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 72199
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72199.
What the weather is like in 72199, month by month
72199 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 72199
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72199
Schools across 72199 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sylvan Hills Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sylvan Hills Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Cstp-civilian Student Training ProgramD+ · 25% proficient
- Sylvan Hills High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72199 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72199 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 72199 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72199
Is 72199 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72199 ranks 22,346th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, tree cover, and state finances, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72199 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,900. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $69,391 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 72199 safe?
72199 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $819 per resident a year.
Compare 72199 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72199. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72199 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.
72199 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72199: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72199: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72199: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72199: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72199 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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