Best PlacesCulp, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Culp, 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.
Culp ranks 48,304th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Culp
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.
Culp's strengths and weaknesses
Where Culp ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
Where Culp ranks low
- Short commute48.1 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$34,194 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Culp
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Culp home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $34,194, 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 Culp's effective rate of 0.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Culp
Culp 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 Culp.
Who works in Culp, and how
Work in Culp centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Culp
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Culp.
What the weather is like in Culp, month by month
Culp sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Culp
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Culp
Schools across Culp average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Arrie Goforth Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Calico Rock Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Calico Rock High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Norfork High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Culp school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Culp 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 Culp against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Culp
Is Culp a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Culp ranks 48,304th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on long commutes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Culp expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $91,329. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $34,194 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Culp safe?
Culp is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $690 per resident a year.
Compare Culp with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Culp. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Culp 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.
Culp detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Culp: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Culp: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Culp: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Culp: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Culp 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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