Best PlacesDoddridge, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Doddridge, 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.
Doddridge ranks 43,402nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Doddridge
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.
Doddridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Doddridge ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Doddridge ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Short commute36.3 minutes each way, better than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
Who lives in Doddridge
Doddridge runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Doddridge.
Who works in Doddridge, and how
Work in Doddridge centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Doddridge
Doddridge has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Doddridge and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Doddridge, month by month
Doddridge sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Doddridge
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 168 miles away.
The best schools in and around Doddridge
Schools across Doddridge average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mcleod ElB · 45% proficient
- Fouke Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Bradley Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mcleod MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Paulette Smith Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcleod H SA · 70% proficient
- Atlanta H SC+ · 40% proficient
- Bradley High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Doddridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Doddridge 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 Doddridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Doddridge
Is Doddridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Doddridge ranks 43,402nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Doddridge safe?
Doddridge is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $531 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Doddridge?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 37. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 53% of towns.
Compare Doddridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Doddridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Doddridge 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.
Doddridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Doddridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Doddridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Doddridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Doddridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Doddridge 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.
- 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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