Best PlacesFouke, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fouke, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fouke ranks 37,379th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Air quality pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Fouke
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.
Fouke's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fouke ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 73% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
- Cheap childcare$671 a month, better than 70% of towns
Where Fouke ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fouke
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fouke home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,631, 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 Fouke's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 Fouke
Fouke's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fouke.
Who works in Fouke, and how
Work in Fouke centers on transportation & warehousing and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fouke
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fouke.
What the weather is like in Fouke, month by month
Fouke sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Fouke
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 173 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fouke
Schools across Fouke average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Genoa Central Elem. SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Fouke Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Bradley Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gary E. Cobb Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Paulette Smith Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Liberty-eylau MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Genoa Central High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Bradley High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Fouke High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fouke school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fouke 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 Fouke against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fouke
Is Fouke a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fouke ranks 37,379th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a stable housing market, and walkability, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fouke expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,308. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $62,631 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Fouke safe?
Yes, Fouke is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $448 per resident a year.
Compare Fouke with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fouke. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fouke 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.
Fouke detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fouke: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fouke: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fouke: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fouke: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fouke 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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