Best PlacesCenter Ridge, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Center Ridge, 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.
Center Ridge ranks 32,095th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Center Ridge
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.
Center Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Center Ridge ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$483 a month, better than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of towns
Where Center Ridge ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Center Ridge
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Center Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,496, 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 Center Ridge'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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Center Ridge
Center Ridge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Center Ridge.
Who works in Center Ridge, and how
Work in Center Ridge centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Center Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Center Ridge.
What the weather is like in Center Ridge, month by month
Center Ridge sees roughly 155 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 Center Ridge
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around Center Ridge
Schools across Center Ridge average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stagecoach Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Cowsert Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Nemo Vista Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nemo Vista Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Clinton Jr High SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Cabot Junior High SouthB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Clinton High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Cabot High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Nemo Vista High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Center Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Center Ridge 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 Center Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Center Ridge
Is Center Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Center Ridge ranks 32,095th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a stable housing market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on civic engagement and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Center Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,629. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $58,496 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Center Ridge safe?
Yes, Center Ridge is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $406 per resident a year.
Compare Center Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Center Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Center Ridge 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.
Center Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Center Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Center Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Center Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Center Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Center Ridge 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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