Best Places72366, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72366, 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.
72366 ranks 32,196th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 72366
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.
72366's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72366 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 71% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 72366 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72366
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72366 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,619, 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 72366's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 72366
72366 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 72366.
Who works in 72366, and how
Work in 72366 centers on agriculture & forestry 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 92%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 72366
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72366.
What the weather is like in 72366, month by month
72366 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 36° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 72366
Memphis International sits about 64 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 72366
Schools across 72366 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Barton Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Anna Strong Learning AcademyF · 6% proficient
- Marvell Primary SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Barton High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Lee High SchoolF · 5% proficient
- Marvell High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72366 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72366 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 72366 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72366
Is 72366 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72366 ranks 32,196th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on the schools and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72366 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $83,602. The overall cost of living runs about 28% below the national average. Set against a $49,619 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 72366 safe?
72366 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,508 per resident a year.
Compare 72366 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72366. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72366 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.
72366 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72366: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72366: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72366: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72366: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72366 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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