Best PlacesCombs, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Combs, 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.
Combs ranks 38,596th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Combs
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.
Combs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Combs ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
Where Combs ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$39,301 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Combs
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Combs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $39,301; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Combs' effective rate of 0.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Combs
Combs 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 Combs.
Who works in Combs, and how
Work in Combs centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in Combs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Combs.
What the weather is like in Combs, month by month
Combs sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Combs
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 224 miles away.
The best schools in and around Combs
Schools across Combs average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- St. Paul Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Oark Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Marvin Primary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elkins Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Pleasant View Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Ozark High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- St. Paul High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Elkins High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Combs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Combs 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 Combs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Combs
Is Combs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Combs ranks 38,596th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Combs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,636. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $39,301 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Combs safe?
Yes, Combs is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $381 per resident a year.
Compare Combs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Combs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Combs 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.
Combs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Combs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Combs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Combs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Combs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Combs 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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