Best PlacesArthur City, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arthur City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Arthur City ranks 18,987th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arthur City
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.
Arthur City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arthur City ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$558 a month, better than 86% of towns
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of towns
Where Arthur City ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Arthur City
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arthur City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,667, 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 Arthur City's effective rate of 0.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Arthur City
Arthur City runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arthur City.
Who works in Arthur City, and how
Work in Arthur City centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Arthur City
Arthur City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Arthur City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Arthur City, month by month
Arthur City sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Arthur City
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 92 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Arthur City
Schools across Arthur City average a B−, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chisum ElB+ · 55% proficient
- Aaron Parker ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Soper EsD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chisum MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Frank Stone MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Hugo MsD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Chisum H SB+ · 57% proficient
- North Lamar H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Soper HsD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arthur City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arthur City 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 Arthur City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Arthur City
Is Arthur City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arthur City ranks 18,987th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arthur City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,868. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $89,667 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Arthur City safe?
Arthur City is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $367 per resident a year.
Compare Arthur City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arthur City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arthur City 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.
Arthur City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arthur City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arthur City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arthur City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arthur City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arthur City 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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