Best PlacesGrubbs, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grubbs, 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.
Grubbs ranks 46,931st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Grubbs
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.
Grubbs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Grubbs 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
- Short commute22.0 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Grubbs ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$46,250 median, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grubbs
A household needs to earn about $11,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grubbs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,250, 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 Grubbs' effective rate of 0.58%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Grubbs
Grubbs'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 Grubbs.
Who works in Grubbs, and how
Work in Grubbs 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 93%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Grubbs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grubbs.
What the weather is like in Grubbs, month by month
Grubbs sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Grubbs
Memphis International sits about 75 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 Grubbs
Schools across Grubbs average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tuckerman Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Swifton Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Tuckerman High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grubbs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grubbs 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 Grubbs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grubbs
Is Grubbs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grubbs ranks 46,931st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grubbs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $41,900. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $46,250 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Grubbs safe?
Grubbs is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $449 per resident a year.
Compare Grubbs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grubbs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grubbs 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.
Grubbs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grubbs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grubbs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grubbs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grubbs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grubbs 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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