Best Places72533, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72533, 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.
72533 ranks 31,426th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 72533
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.
72533's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72533 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 72533 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Household income$45,821 median, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72533
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72533 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,821, 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 72533's effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 72533
72533 runs older 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 72533.
Who works in 72533, and how
Work in 72533 centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 72533
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72533.
What the weather is like in 72533, month by month
72533 sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 72533
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72533
Schools across 72533 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View Elem. SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Calico Rock Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Timbo Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountain View Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Calico Rock High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Mountain View High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Timbo High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72533 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72533 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 72533 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72533
Is 72533 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72533 ranks 31,426th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72533 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,057. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $45,821 median income, cost of living beats 6% of zip codes.
Is 72533 safe?
72533 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $747 per resident a year.
Compare 72533 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72533. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72533 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.
72533 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72533: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72533: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72533: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72533: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72533 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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