Best Places72386, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72386, 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.
72386 ranks 30,750th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 72386
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.
72386's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72386 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$647 a month, better than 81% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 72386 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Household income$49,718 median, better than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72386
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72386 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,718, 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 72386's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 72386
72386 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 72386.
Who works in 72386, and how
Work in 72386 centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 72386
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72386.
What the weather is like in 72386, month by month
72386 sees roughly 76 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 72386
Memphis International sits about 37 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 72386
Schools across 72386 average a C−, better than 26% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tyronza ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Rivercrest Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Marked Tree Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Munford Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- East Poinsett Co. High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Academies At Rivercrest High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Marion High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72386 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72386 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 72386 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72386
Is 72386 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72386 ranks 30,750th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and low property taxes, and lowest on noise and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72386 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $87,623. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $49,718 median income, cost of living beats 24% of zip codes.
Is 72386 safe?
72386 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $510 per resident a year.
Compare 72386 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72386. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72386 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.
72386 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72386: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72386: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72386: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72386: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72386 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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