Best PlacesCrittenden County, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Crittenden 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.
Crittenden County ranks 2,875th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Noise pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in Crittenden 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 Crittenden County
The parts of Crittenden 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.
Marion
Fewer homes sit empty, local pay stretches further, and crime runs lower.
Earle
It is quieter and homes cost less.
West Memphis
Incomes run lower and fewer adults hold degrees.
Scores across Crittenden County run from about the 1st to the 71st percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Crittenden County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crittenden County ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 72% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 70% of counties
Where Crittenden County ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of counties
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Crittenden County
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crittenden County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,381, 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 Crittenden County's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 Crittenden County
Crittenden County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Crittenden County.
Who works in Crittenden County, and how
Work in Crittenden County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Crittenden County
Crittenden County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties and more late-night spots per resident than 81% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Crittenden County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Crittenden County growing, and who is moving in?
Crittenden County has lost about 6% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Memphis, TN metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Crittenden County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Crittenden County, month by month
Crittenden County sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 62° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Crittenden County
Memphis International sits about 16 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 Crittenden County
Schools across Crittenden County average a D, better than 6% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- E.e. Jeter Elementary/middleB− · 40% proficient
- Tyronza ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Cormorant MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Marion Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- West Junior High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Cormorant HighC · 34% proficient
- Marion High SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Marked Tree High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crittenden County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crittenden 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 Crittenden County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Crittenden County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Crittenden County
Is Crittenden County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crittenden County ranks 2,875th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cell coverage, state finances, and a stable housing market, and lowest on noise and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crittenden County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $151,991. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $59,381 median income, cost of living beats 36% of counties.
Is Crittenden County safe?
Crittenden County is safer than 6% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,017 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Crittenden County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 34. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 33% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Crittenden County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Marion, Earle, and West Memphis. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Crittenden County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crittenden County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crittenden 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.
Crittenden County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crittenden County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crittenden County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crittenden County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crittenden County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crittenden 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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