Best PlacesHelena Crossing, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Helena Crossing, 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.
Helena Crossing ranks 49,571st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Helena Crossing
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.
Helena Crossing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Helena Crossing ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Helena Crossing ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$39,077 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Helena Crossing
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Helena Crossing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $39,077; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Helena Crossing's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Helena Crossing
Helena Crossing'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 Helena Crossing.
Who works in Helena Crossing, and how
Work in Helena Crossing centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in Helena Crossing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Helena Crossing.
What the weather is like in Helena Crossing, month by month
Helena Crossing sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 36° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Helena Crossing
Memphis International sits about 53 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 Helena Crossing
Schools across Helena Crossing average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Barton Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- J.f. Wahl Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Friars Point Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Barton High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Central High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Helena Crossing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Helena Crossing 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 Helena Crossing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Helena Crossing
Is Helena Crossing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Helena Crossing ranks 49,571st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on crime and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Helena Crossing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,312. The overall cost of living runs about 30% below the national average. Set against a $39,077 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Helena Crossing safe?
Helena Crossing is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,380 per resident a year.
Compare Helena Crossing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Helena Crossing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Helena Crossing 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.
Helena Crossing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Helena Crossing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Helena Crossing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Helena Crossing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Helena Crossing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Helena Crossing 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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