Best Places72560, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72560, 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.
72560 ranks 30,577th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 72560
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.
72560's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72560 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 72560 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$41,399 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72560
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72560 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $41,399; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 72560's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 72560
72560 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 72560.
Who works in 72560, and how
Work in 72560 centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 72560
72560 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 72560 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 72560, month by month
72560 sees roughly 90 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 72560
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 65 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72560
Schools across 72560 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Melbourne Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Rural Special Elem. SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Mountain View Elem. SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountain View Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Concord High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Melbourne High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Calico Rock High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72560 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72560 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 72560 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72560
Is 72560 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72560 ranks 30,577th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72560 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,509. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $41,399 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 72560 safe?
72560 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $583 per resident a year.
Compare 72560 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72560. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72560 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.
72560 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72560: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72560: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72560: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72560: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72560 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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