Best PlacesGoodwin, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Goodwin, 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.
Goodwin ranks 38,972nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Goodwin
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.
Goodwin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Goodwin ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of towns
Where Goodwin ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Goodwin
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Goodwin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,690, 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 Goodwin's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Goodwin
Goodwin runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Goodwin.
Who works in Goodwin, and how
Work in Goodwin centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Goodwin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Goodwin.
What the weather is like in Goodwin, month by month
Goodwin sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Goodwin
Memphis International sits about 58 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 Goodwin
Schools across Goodwin average a C−, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Palestine-wheatley Elem. Sch.B− · 44% proficient
- Anna Strong Learning AcademyF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Palestine-wheatley Senior HighC · 32% proficient
- Lee High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Goodwin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Goodwin 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 Goodwin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Goodwin
Is Goodwin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Goodwin ranks 38,972nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on summer heat and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Goodwin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,195. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $55,690 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Goodwin safe?
Goodwin is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $712 per resident a year.
Compare Goodwin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Goodwin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Goodwin 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.
Goodwin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Goodwin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Goodwin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Goodwin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Goodwin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Goodwin 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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