Best PlacesCravens, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cravens, 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.
Cravens ranks 40,728th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cravens
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.
Cravens' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cravens ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Cravens ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cravens
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cravens home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,750, 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 Cravens' effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Cravens
Cravens's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cravens.
Who works in Cravens, and how
Work in Cravens centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, 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 1%
Life in Cravens
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cravens.
What the weather is like in Cravens, month by month
Cravens sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 96° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Cravens
The nearest airport, Fort Smith Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 224 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cravens
Schools across Cravens average a C−, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elgin B Milton Primary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Marvin Primary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ozark Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Pleasant View Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Ozark High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Mulberry High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cravens school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cravens 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 Cravens against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cravens
Is Cravens a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cravens ranks 40,728th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on noise and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cravens expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,300. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $57,750 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Cravens safe?
Cravens is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $598 per resident a year.
Compare Cravens with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cravens. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cravens 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.
Cravens detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cravens: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cravens: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cravens: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cravens: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cravens 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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