Best Places72522, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72522, 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.
72522 ranks 25,815th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 72522
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.
72522's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72522 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 72522 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
Who lives in 72522
72522's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 72522.
Who works in 72522, and how
Work in 72522 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in 72522
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72522.
What the weather is like in 72522, month by month
72522 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 31° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of 72522
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 86 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 99 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72522
Schools across 72522 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sulphur Rock Magnet SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Newark Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Batesville Junior High School CharterC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Batesville High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72522 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72522 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 72522 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72522
Is 72522 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72522 ranks 25,815th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and state finances, and lowest on walkability and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72522 safe?
72522 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $457 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 72522?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 31. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of zip codes.
Compare 72522 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72522. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72522 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.
72522 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72522: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72522: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72522: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72522: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72522 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.
- 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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