Best PlacesBunney, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bunney, 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.
Bunney ranks 18,487th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bunney
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.
Bunney's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bunney ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Bunney ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bunney
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bunney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,278, 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 Bunney's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 Bunney
Bunney'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 Bunney.
Who works in Bunney, and how
Work in Bunney centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Bunney
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bunney.
What the weather is like in Bunney, month by month
Bunney sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Bunney
Memphis International sits about 58 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 Bunney
Schools across Bunney average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Riverside West Elem. SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Buffalo Is. Central East Elem.B · 48% proficient
- Riverside East Elem. SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverside High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Buffalo Is. Central HsC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bunney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bunney 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 Bunney against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bunney
Is Bunney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bunney ranks 18,487th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, a stable housing market, and cell coverage, and lowest on biking and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bunney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $96,800. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $60,278 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Bunney safe?
Yes, Bunney is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $139 per resident a year.
Compare Bunney with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bunney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bunney 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.
Bunney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bunney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bunney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bunney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bunney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bunney 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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