Best PlacesEvening Shade, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Evening Shade, 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.
Evening Shade ranks 44,172nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Evening Shade
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.
Evening Shade's strengths and weaknesses
Where Evening Shade ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Evening Shade ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$44,303 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Evening Shade
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Evening Shade home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,303, 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 Evening Shade's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Evening Shade
Evening Shade runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Evening Shade.
Who works in Evening Shade, and how
Work in Evening Shade centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Evening Shade
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Evening Shade.
What the weather is like in Evening Shade, month by month
Evening Shade sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Evening Shade
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 88 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Evening Shade
Schools across Evening Shade average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Melbourne Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cave City Middle School Career And Collegiate PreparatoryB− · 41% proficient
- Highland Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Melbourne High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Highland High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Hillcrest High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Evening Shade school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Evening Shade 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 Evening Shade against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Evening Shade
Is Evening Shade a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Evening Shade ranks 44,172nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Evening Shade expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $121,391. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $44,303 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Evening Shade safe?
Evening Shade is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $529 per resident a year.
Compare Evening Shade with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Evening Shade. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Evening Shade 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.
Evening Shade detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Evening Shade: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Evening Shade: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Evening Shade: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Evening Shade: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Evening Shade 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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