Best PlacesBentonville, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bentonville, 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.
Bentonville ranks 25,315th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bentonville
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.
Bentonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bentonville ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 79% of towns
Where Bentonville ranks low
- Short commute42.8 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bentonville
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bentonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,655, 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 Bentonville's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bentonville
Bentonville's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bentonville.
Who works in Bentonville, and how
Work in Bentonville centers on construction and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Bentonville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bentonville.
What the weather is like in Bentonville, month by month
Bentonville sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Bentonville
Washington Dulles International sits about 45 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 13.9 million passengers in 2025, with 200 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bentonville
Schools across Bentonville average a B+, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ressie Jeffries ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Signal Knob MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Skyline MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Peter Muhlenberg MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Rappahannock County HighA− · 62% proficient
- Skyline HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bentonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bentonville 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 Bentonville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bentonville
Is Bentonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bentonville ranks 25,315th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on long commutes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bentonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $323,661. The overall cost of living runs about 22% above the national average. Set against a $86,655 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Bentonville safe?
Yes, Bentonville is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $178 per resident a year.
Compare Bentonville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bentonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bentonville 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.
Bentonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bentonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bentonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bentonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bentonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bentonville 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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