Best PlacesGreene County, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Greene County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Greene County ranks 2,143rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greene County
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.
Greene County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greene County ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 93% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of counties
Where Greene County ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 24% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Greene County
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greene County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,420, 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 Greene County's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Greene County
Greene County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Greene County.
Who works in Greene County, and how
Work in Greene County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Greene County
Greene County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and less late-night activity than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Greene County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Greene County growing, and who is moving in?
Greene County has grown about 7% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Jonesboro, AR.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Greene County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Greene County, month by month
Greene County sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Greene County
Memphis International sits about 77 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 Greene County
Schools across Greene County average a C+, better than 43% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Senath-hornersville Elem SchB · 48% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson Elem. SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Greene Cty Tech Elem. SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Paragould Junior HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Greene Co. Tech Interm. SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Marmaduke High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Paragould High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Greene Co. Tech High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greene County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greene County 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 Greene County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Greene County suits
Families
Schools land around the 43rd percentile and crime safety beats 74%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Greene County
Is Greene County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greene County ranks 2,143rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greene County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,137. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $62,420 median income, cost of living beats 45% of counties.
Is Greene County safe?
Yes, Greene County is safer than 74% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $413 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Greene County?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 32. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of counties.
Is Greene County good for families?
Schools beat 43% of counties, crime safety beats 74%, and childcare runs $481 a month.
Compare Greene County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greene County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greene County 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.
Greene County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greene County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greene County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greene County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greene County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greene County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.