Best Places72390, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72390, 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.
72390 ranks 32,577th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 72390
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.
72390's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72390 ranks high
- Short commute14.8 minutes each way, better than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 72390 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Household income$42,691 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72390
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72390 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,691, 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 72390's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 72390
72390 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 72390.
Who works in 72390, and how
Work in 72390 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 72390
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72390.
What the weather is like in 72390, month by month
72390 sees roughly 77 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 72390
Memphis International sits about 52 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 72390
Schools across 72390 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Barton Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- J.f. Wahl Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Kipp Delta Elementary Literacy AcademyD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Barton High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Central High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72390 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72390 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 72390 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72390
Is 72390 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72390 ranks 32,577th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72390 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $82,811. The overall cost of living runs about 30% below the national average. Set against a $42,691 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 72390 safe?
72390 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,582 per resident a year.
Compare 72390 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72390. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72390 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.
72390 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72390: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72390: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72390: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72390: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72390 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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