Best PlacesFarelly Lake, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farelly Lake, 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.
Farelly Lake ranks 48,830th 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 Farelly Lake
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.
Farelly Lake's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farelly Lake ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$629 a month, better than 76% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Farelly Lake ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farelly Lake
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farelly Lake home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,496, 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 Farelly Lake's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Farelly Lake
Farelly Lake 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 Farelly Lake.
Who works in Farelly Lake, and how
Work in Farelly Lake centers on agriculture & forestry and finance & insurance. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Farelly Lake
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Farelly Lake.
What the weather is like in Farelly Lake, month by month
Farelly Lake sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 75° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Farelly Lake
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Farelly Lake
Schools across Farelly Lake average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dewitt Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Reed Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dewitt Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Dumas Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Star City Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Dewitt High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Star City High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Dumas High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Farelly Lake school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farelly Lake 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 Farelly Lake against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Farelly Lake
Is Farelly Lake a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farelly Lake ranks 48,830th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and affordable childcare, and lowest on civic engagement and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Farelly Lake expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,771. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $51,496 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Farelly Lake safe?
Farelly Lake is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,238 per resident a year.
Compare Farelly Lake with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farelly Lake. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farelly Lake 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.
Farelly Lake detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farelly Lake: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farelly Lake: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farelly Lake: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farelly Lake: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farelly Lake 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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