Best PlacesChicot County, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Chicot County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages are not the whole story, and the strongest areas score well above them. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Chicot County ranks 3,111th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chicot County
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.
The best areas in Chicot County
The parts of Chicot County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Lake Village
Commutes are shorter, streets are more walkable, and more residents vote.
Eudora
Fewer homes sit empty, though crime runs higher.
Dermott
Prices have run up less, though it is noisier.
Scores across Chicot County run from about the 1st to the 23rd percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Chicot County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chicot County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 93% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of counties
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 82% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of counties
Where Chicot County ranks low
- Household income$41,112 median, better than only 1% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of counties
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 2% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Chicot County
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chicot County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,112, 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 Chicot County'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 Chicot County
Chicot County runs older than the country, 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 Chicot County.
Who works in Chicot County, and how
Work in Chicot County centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Chicot County
Chicot County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Chicot County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Chicot County growing, and who is moving in?
Chicot County has lost about 17% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Little Rock, AR.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Chicot County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Chicot County, month by month
Chicot County sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Chicot County
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chicot County
Schools across Chicot County average a D−, better than 2% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Portland Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Eudora Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Lakeside Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamburg Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
- Lakeside Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Grove High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Riverside High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Hamburg High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chicot County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chicot County 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 Chicot County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Chicot County
Is Chicot County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chicot County ranks 3,111th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on low incomes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chicot County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,552. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $41,112 median income, cost of living beats 2% of counties.
Is Chicot County safe?
Chicot County is safer than 2% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,313 per resident a year.
Compare Chicot County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chicot County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chicot County 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.
Chicot County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chicot County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chicot County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chicot County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chicot County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chicot County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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