Best Places72658, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72658, 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.
72658 ranks 30,966th 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 72658
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.
72658's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72658 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 72658 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Household income$44,566 median, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72658
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72658 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,566, 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 72658's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 72658
72658'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 72658.
Who works in 72658, and how
Work in 72658 centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 72658
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72658.
What the weather is like in 72658, month by month
72658 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 72658
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72658
Schools across 72658 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Arrie Goforth Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Flippin Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Flippin Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Norfork High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Flippin High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72658 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72658 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 72658 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72658
Is 72658 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72658 ranks 30,966th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and state finances, 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 72658 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,066. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $44,566 median income, cost of living beats 6% of zip codes.
Is 72658 safe?
72658 is safer than 24% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $637 per resident a year.
Compare 72658 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72658. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72658 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.
72658 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72658: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72658: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72658: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72658: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72658 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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