Best Places72760, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 72760, 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.
72760 ranks 29,270th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 72760
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.
72760's strengths and weaknesses
Where 72760 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 72760 ranks low
- Short commute53.4 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 72760
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 72760 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,365, 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 72760's effective rate of 0.29%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 72760
72760 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 72760.
Who works in 72760, and how
Work in 72760 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 72760
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 72760.
What the weather is like in 72760, month by month
72760 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 72760
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 218 miles away.
The best schools in and around 72760
Schools across 72760 average a C−, better than 21% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- St. Paul Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Oark Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- St. Paul High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Oark High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 72760 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
72760 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 72760 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 72760
Is 72760 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 72760 ranks 29,270th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on long commutes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 72760 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,171. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $61,365 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 72760 safe?
72760 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $509 per resident a year.
Compare 72760 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 72760. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 72760 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.
72760 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 72760: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 72760: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 72760: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 72760: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
72760 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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