Best PlacesFaulknerville, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Faulknerville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Faulknerville ranks 15,153rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Faulknerville
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.
Faulknerville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Faulknerville ranks high
- Short commute14.1 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Faulknerville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Faulknerville
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Faulknerville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,750, 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 Faulknerville's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Faulknerville
Faulknerville runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Faulknerville.
Who works in Faulknerville, and how
Work in Faulknerville centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Faulknerville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Faulknerville.
What the weather is like in Faulknerville, month by month
Faulknerville 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 Faulknerville
Memphis International sits about 85 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 Faulknerville
Schools across Faulknerville average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Walnut Ridge Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Paragould High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Greene Co. Tech High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Walnut Ridge High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Faulknerville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Faulknerville 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 Faulknerville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Faulknerville
Is Faulknerville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Faulknerville ranks 15,153rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, a stable housing market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on biking and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Faulknerville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,000. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $93,750 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Faulknerville safe?
Yes, Faulknerville is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $333 per resident a year.
Compare Faulknerville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Faulknerville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Faulknerville 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.
Faulknerville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Faulknerville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Faulknerville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Faulknerville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Faulknerville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Faulknerville 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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