Best PlacesCaddo Gap, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Caddo Gap, 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.
Caddo Gap ranks 45,856th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Caddo Gap
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.
Caddo Gap's strengths and weaknesses
Where Caddo Gap ranks high
- Cheap childcare$459 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Caddo Gap ranks low
- Short commute39.2 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Caddo Gap
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Caddo Gap home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,235, 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 Caddo Gap's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 Caddo Gap
Caddo Gap runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Caddo Gap.
Who works in Caddo Gap, and how
Work in Caddo Gap centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 99%
- Work from home 0%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Caddo Gap
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Caddo Gap.
What the weather is like in Caddo Gap, month by month
Caddo Gap sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Caddo Gap
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 213 miles away.
The best schools in and around Caddo Gap
Schools across Caddo Gap average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Caddo Hills Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Caddo Hills High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Caddo Gap school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Caddo Gap 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 Caddo Gap against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Caddo Gap
Is Caddo Gap a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Caddo Gap ranks 45,856th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on long commutes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Caddo Gap expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,891. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $55,235 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Caddo Gap safe?
Caddo Gap is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $600 per resident a year.
Compare Caddo Gap with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Caddo Gap. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Caddo Gap 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.
Caddo Gap detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Caddo Gap: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Caddo Gap: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Caddo Gap: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Caddo Gap: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Caddo Gap 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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