Best PlacesEureka Springs, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eureka Springs, 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.
Eureka Springs ranks 25,434th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Eureka Springs
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.
Eureka Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Eureka Springs ranks high
- Cheap childcare$526 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
Where Eureka Springs ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eureka Springs
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eureka Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,330, 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 Eureka Springs' effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs'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 Eureka Springs.
Who works in Eureka Springs, and how
Work in Eureka Springs centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Eureka Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eureka Springs.
What the weather is like in Eureka Springs, month by month
Eureka Springs sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Eureka Springs
Memphis International sits about 55 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 Eureka Springs
Schools across Eureka Springs average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Batesville Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Batesville Intermediate SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- South Panola High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eureka Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eureka Springs 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 Eureka Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eureka Springs
Is Eureka Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eureka Springs ranks 25,434th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, few empty homes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eureka Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $111,240. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $81,330 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Eureka Springs safe?
Eureka Springs is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $168 per resident a year.
Compare Eureka Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eureka Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eureka Springs 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.
Eureka Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eureka Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eureka Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eureka Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eureka Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eureka Springs 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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