Best Places72384, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72384, 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.
72384 ranks 22,793rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Noise pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on what local pay buys.
The best neighborhoods in 72384
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.
72384's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72384 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Household income$100,453 median, better than 80% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$671 a month, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 72384 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72384
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72384 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,453, 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 72384's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 72384
72384 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 72384.
Who works in 72384, and how
Work in 72384 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 72384
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72384.
What the weather is like in 72384, month by month
72384 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 62° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 72384
Memphis International sits about 28 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 72384
Schools across 72384 average a D+, better than 10% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- E.e. Jeter Elementary/middleB− · 40% proficient
- Tyronza ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marion Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Millington Central Middle High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Marion High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Marked Tree High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72384 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72384 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 72384 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72384
Is 72384 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72384 ranks 22,793rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on noise 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 72384 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,709. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $100,453 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 72384 safe?
72384 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $643 per resident a year.
Compare 72384 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72384. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72384 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.
72384 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72384: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72384: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72384: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72384: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72384 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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