Best PlacesFrenchmans Bayou, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Frenchmans Bayou, 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.
Frenchmans Bayou ranks 46,781st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Frenchmans Bayou
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.
Frenchmans Bayou's strengths and weaknesses
Where Frenchmans Bayou ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$493 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Frenchmans Bayou ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$41,927 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Frenchmans Bayou
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Frenchmans Bayou home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,927, 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 Frenchmans Bayou's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 Frenchmans Bayou
Frenchmans Bayou runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Frenchmans Bayou.
Who works in Frenchmans Bayou, and how
Work in Frenchmans Bayou centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Frenchmans Bayou
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Frenchmans Bayou.
What the weather is like in Frenchmans Bayou, month by month
Frenchmans Bayou sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 72° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Frenchmans Bayou
Memphis International sits about 31 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 Frenchmans Bayou
Schools across Frenchmans Bayou average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- E.e. Jeter Elementary/middleB− · 40% proficient
- Tyronza ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Rivercrest Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Munford Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Academies At Rivercrest High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Marion High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Frenchmans Bayou school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Frenchmans Bayou 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 Frenchmans Bayou against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Frenchmans Bayou
Is Frenchmans Bayou a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Frenchmans Bayou ranks 46,781st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, 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 Frenchmans Bayou expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $88,471. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $41,927 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Frenchmans Bayou safe?
Frenchmans Bayou is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $665 per resident a year.
Compare Frenchmans Bayou with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Frenchmans Bayou. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Frenchmans Bayou 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.
Frenchmans Bayou detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Frenchmans Bayou: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Frenchmans Bayou: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Frenchmans Bayou: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Frenchmans Bayou: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Frenchmans Bayou 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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