Best PlacesBergman, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bergman, 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.
Bergman ranks 18,986th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bergman
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.
Bergman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bergman ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of towns
Where Bergman ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 26% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 30% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bergman
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bergman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,836, 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 Bergman's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Bergman
Bergman runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bergman.
Who works in Bergman, and how
Work in Bergman centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bergman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bergman.
What the weather is like in Bergman, month by month
Bergman sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Bergman
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 191 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bergman
Schools across Bergman average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bergman Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Lead Hill Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bergman Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Bergman High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Lead Hill High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bergman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bergman 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 Bergman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bergman
Is Bergman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bergman ranks 18,986th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on distance from a big city and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bergman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,800. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $73,836 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Bergman safe?
Yes, Bergman is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $412 per resident a year.
Compare Bergman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bergman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bergman 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.
Bergman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bergman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bergman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bergman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bergman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bergman 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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