Best PlacesGamaliel, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gamaliel, 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.
Gamaliel ranks 38,119th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gamaliel
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.
Gamaliel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gamaliel ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Gamaliel ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$50,208 median, better than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gamaliel
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gamaliel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,208, 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 Gamaliel's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gamaliel
Gamaliel 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 Gamaliel.
Who works in Gamaliel, and how
Work in Gamaliel centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gamaliel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gamaliel.
What the weather is like in Gamaliel, month by month
Gamaliel sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Gamaliel
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gamaliel
Schools across Gamaliel average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hackler Intermediate SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Viola Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pinkston Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Viola High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gamaliel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gamaliel 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 Gamaliel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gamaliel
Is Gamaliel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gamaliel ranks 38,119th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on empty homes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gamaliel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,300. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $50,208 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Gamaliel safe?
Yes, Gamaliel is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
Compare Gamaliel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gamaliel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gamaliel 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.
Gamaliel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gamaliel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gamaliel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gamaliel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gamaliel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gamaliel 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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