Best PlacesBuckner, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buckner, 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.
Buckner ranks 43,322nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Buckner
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.
Buckner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buckner ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Buckner ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buckner
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buckner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,565, 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 Buckner's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Buckner
Buckner runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buckner.
Who works in Buckner, and how
Work in Buckner centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Buckner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buckner.
What the weather is like in Buckner, month by month
Buckner sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Buckner
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 201 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buckner
Schools across Buckner average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bradley Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Nevada Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Lafayette County ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Magnolia Jr. High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Bradley High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Magnolia High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Nevada High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buckner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buckner 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 Buckner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buckner
Is Buckner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buckner ranks 43,322nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buckner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $72,919. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $70,565 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Buckner safe?
Buckner is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $848 per resident a year.
Compare Buckner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buckner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buckner 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.
Buckner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buckner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buckner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buckner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buckner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buckner 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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