Best PlacesFloodway, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Floodway, 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.
Floodway ranks 46,209th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Floodway
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.
Floodway's strengths and weaknesses
Where Floodway ranks high
- Short commute16.5 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Floodway ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$38,992 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Floodway
A household needs to earn about $11,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Floodway home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,992, 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 Floodway's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Floodway
Floodway runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Floodway.
Who works in Floodway, and how
Work in Floodway centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Floodway
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Floodway.
What the weather is like in Floodway, month by month
Floodway sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 40° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Floodway
Memphis International sits about 53 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 Floodway
Schools across Floodway average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Manila Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Manila High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Floodway school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Floodway 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 Floodway against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Floodway
Is Floodway a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Floodway ranks 46,209th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Floodway expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $43,400. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $38,992 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Floodway safe?
Floodway is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $472 per resident a year.
Compare Floodway with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Floodway. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Floodway 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.
Floodway detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Floodway: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Floodway: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Floodway: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Floodway: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Floodway 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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