Best PlacesGalla Rock, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Galla Rock, 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.
Galla Rock ranks 36,624th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Galla Rock
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.
Galla Rock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Galla Rock ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
Where Galla Rock ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Galla Rock
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Galla Rock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,473, 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 Galla Rock's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Galla Rock
Galla Rock 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 Galla Rock.
Who works in Galla Rock, and how
Work in Galla Rock centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Galla Rock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Galla Rock.
What the weather is like in Galla Rock, month by month
Galla Rock sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Galla Rock
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 169 miles away.
The best schools in and around Galla Rock
Schools across Galla Rock average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pottsville Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Dardanelle Primary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Atkins Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pottsville Junior High SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Dardanelle Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Atkins Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Dardanelle High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Pottsville High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Morrilton Sr. High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Galla Rock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Galla Rock 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 Galla Rock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Galla Rock
Is Galla Rock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Galla Rock ranks 36,624th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on biking and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Galla Rock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,487. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $57,473 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Galla Rock safe?
Galla Rock is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $613 per resident a year.
Compare Galla Rock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Galla Rock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Galla Rock 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.
Galla Rock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Galla Rock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Galla Rock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Galla Rock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Galla Rock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Galla Rock 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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