Best PlacesBirdeye, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Birdeye, 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.
Birdeye ranks 48,152nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Birdeye
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.
Birdeye's strengths and weaknesses
Where Birdeye ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Birdeye ranks low
- Household income$35,855 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Short commute37.7 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Birdeye
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Birdeye home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $35,855; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Birdeye's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Birdeye
Birdeye runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Birdeye.
Who works in Birdeye, and how
Work in Birdeye centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Birdeye
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Birdeye.
What the weather is like in Birdeye, month by month
Birdeye sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 62° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Birdeye
Memphis International sits about 47 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Birdeye
Schools across Birdeye average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harrisburg Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Earle Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wynne Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Wynne High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Harrisburg High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Earle High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Birdeye school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Birdeye 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 Birdeye against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Birdeye
Is Birdeye a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Birdeye ranks 48,152nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and state finances, and lowest on low incomes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Birdeye expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,231. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $35,855 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Birdeye safe?
Birdeye is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $607 per resident a year.
Compare Birdeye with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Birdeye. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Birdeye 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.
Birdeye detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Birdeye: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Birdeye: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Birdeye: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Birdeye: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Birdeye 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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