Best Places72476, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72476, 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.
72476 ranks 28,417th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 72476
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.
72476's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72476 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$483 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 72476 ranks low
- Household income$48,613 median, better than only 9% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72476
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72476 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,613, 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 72476's effective rate of 0.29%, 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 72476
72476 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 72476.
Who works in 72476, and how
Work in 72476 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 72476
72476 has more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 72476 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 72476, month by month
72476 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 72476
Memphis International sits about 89 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 72476
Schools across 72476 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Westside Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Hoxie Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Walnut Ridge Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westside Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Pocahontas Junior High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- M.d. Williams Intermediate SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Greene Co. Tech High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Westside High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Walnut Ridge High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72476 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72476 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 72476 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72476
Is 72476 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72476 ranks 28,417th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on low incomes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72476 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,680. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $48,613 median income, cost of living beats 19% of zip codes.
Is 72476 safe?
72476 is safer than 45% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $489 per resident a year.
Compare 72476 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72476. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72476 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.
72476 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72476: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72476: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72476: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72476: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72476 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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