Best PlacesCherry Valley, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cherry Valley, 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.
Cherry Valley ranks 46,518th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cherry Valley
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.
Cherry Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cherry Valley ranks high
- Cheap childcare$491 a month, better than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
Where Cherry Valley ranks low
- Household income$41,620 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cherry Valley
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cherry Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,620, 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 Cherry Valley's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley'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 Cherry Valley.
Who works in Cherry Valley, and how
Work in Cherry Valley centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cherry Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cherry Valley.
What the weather is like in Cherry Valley, month by month
Cherry Valley sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Cherry Valley
Memphis International sits about 50 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 Cherry Valley
Schools across Cherry Valley average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Weiner ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Cross County Elementary Tech AcademyB · 50% proficient
- Harrisburg Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wynne Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Cross Cnty High A New Tech SchB− · 42% proficient
- Wynne High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Harrisburg High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cherry Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cherry Valley 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 Cherry Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cherry Valley
Is Cherry Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cherry Valley ranks 46,518th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and fast internet, and lowest on low incomes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cherry Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,792. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $41,620 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Cherry Valley safe?
Cherry Valley is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $577 per resident a year.
Compare Cherry Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cherry Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cherry Valley 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.
Cherry Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cherry Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cherry Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cherry Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cherry Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cherry Valley 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.