Best PlacesCorley, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Corley, 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.
Corley ranks 25,456th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Corley
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.
Corley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Corley ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of towns
Where Corley ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Corley
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Corley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,646, 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 Corley's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Corley
Corley 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 Corley.
Who works in Corley, and how
Work in Corley centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Corley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Corley.
What the weather is like in Corley, month by month
Corley sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Corley
The nearest airport, Fort Smith Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 207 miles away.
The best schools in and around Corley
Schools across Corley average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Paris Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Magazine Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Paris Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Paris High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- J.d. Leftwich High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Corley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Corley 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 Corley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Corley
Is Corley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Corley ranks 25,456th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on a weak job market and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Corley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,672. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $70,646 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Corley safe?
Yes, Corley is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $433 per resident a year.
Compare Corley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Corley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Corley 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.
Corley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Corley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Corley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Corley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Corley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Corley 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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