Best PlacesGravelridge, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gravelridge, 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.
Gravelridge ranks 49,236th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gravelridge
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.
Gravelridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gravelridge ranks high
- Cheap childcare$476 a month, better than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 130 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Gravelridge ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$28,958 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gravelridge
A household needs to earn about $16,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gravelridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $28,958, 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 Gravelridge's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Gravelridge
Gravelridge 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 Gravelridge.
Who works in Gravelridge, and how
Work in Gravelridge centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Gravelridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gravelridge.
What the weather is like in Gravelridge, month by month
Gravelridge sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 34° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Gravelridge
The nearest airport, South Arkansas Regional at Goodwin Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gravelridge
Schools across Gravelridge average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hermitage Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Hampton Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Thomas C Brunson Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Hermitage High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Hampton High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Warren High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gravelridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gravelridge 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 Gravelridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gravelridge
Is Gravelridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gravelridge ranks 49,236th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and a stable housing market, and lowest on a weak job market and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gravelridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $65,133. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $28,958 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Gravelridge safe?
Gravelridge is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $878 per resident a year.
Compare Gravelridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gravelridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gravelridge 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.
Gravelridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gravelridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gravelridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gravelridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gravelridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gravelridge 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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