Best PlacesEngelberg, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Engelberg, 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.
Engelberg ranks 42,564th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Engelberg
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.
Engelberg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Engelberg ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Engelberg ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$50,950 median, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Engelberg
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Engelberg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,950, 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 Engelberg's effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Engelberg
Engelberg runs younger than the country, 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 Engelberg.
Who works in Engelberg, and how
Work in Engelberg centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Engelberg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Engelberg.
What the weather is like in Engelberg, month by month
Engelberg sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Engelberg
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 95 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Engelberg
Schools across Engelberg average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Maynard Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pocahontas Junior High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- M.d. Williams Intermediate SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Maynard High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Pocahontas High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Engelberg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Engelberg 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 Engelberg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Engelberg
Is Engelberg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Engelberg ranks 42,564th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a stable housing market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on civic engagement and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Engelberg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,400. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $50,950 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Engelberg safe?
Engelberg is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $552 per resident a year.
Compare Engelberg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Engelberg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Engelberg 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.
Engelberg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Engelberg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Engelberg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Engelberg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Engelberg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Engelberg 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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