Best PlacesCatholic Point, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Catholic Point, 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.
Catholic Point ranks 32,299th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Catholic Point
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.
Catholic Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Catholic Point ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Catholic Point ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Catholic Point
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Catholic Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,556, 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 Catholic Point's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 Catholic Point
Catholic Point's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Catholic Point.
Who works in Catholic Point, and how
Work in Catholic Point centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Catholic Point
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Catholic Point.
What the weather is like in Catholic Point, month by month
Catholic Point sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 38° | 29° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Catholic Point
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Catholic Point
Schools across Catholic Point average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nemo Vista Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nemo Vista Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Nemo Vista High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Catholic Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Catholic Point 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 Catholic Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Catholic Point
Is Catholic Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Catholic Point ranks 32,299th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, the weather, and affordable childcare, and lowest on tree cover and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Catholic Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $114,100. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $54,556 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Catholic Point safe?
Yes, Catholic Point is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $385 per resident a year.
Compare Catholic Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Catholic Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Catholic Point 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.
Catholic Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Catholic Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Catholic Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Catholic Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Catholic Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Catholic Point 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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