Best PlacesChilson, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chilson, 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.
Chilson ranks 44,540th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chilson
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.
Chilson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chilson ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$597 a month, better than 79% of towns
- Short commute22.4 minutes each way, better than 78% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Chilson ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$49,474 median, better than only 12% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chilson
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chilson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,474, 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 Chilson's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chilson
Chilson runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chilson.
Who works in Chilson, and how
Work in Chilson centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Chilson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chilson.
What the weather is like in Chilson, month by month
Chilson sees roughly 81 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 Chilson
Memphis International sits about 74 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 Chilson
Schools across Chilson average a C, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Weiner ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Tuckerman Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Westside Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Swifton Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Westside Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Tuckerman High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Westside High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Harrisburg High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chilson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chilson 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 Chilson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chilson
Is Chilson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chilson ranks 44,540th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and affordable childcare, and lowest on civic engagement and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chilson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $80,129. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $49,474 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Chilson safe?
Chilson is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $687 per resident a year.
Compare Chilson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chilson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chilson 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.
Chilson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chilson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chilson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chilson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chilson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chilson 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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