Best PlacesHerpel, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Herpel, 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.
Herpel ranks 39,623rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Herpel
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.
Herpel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Herpel ranks high
- Short commute15.5 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Herpel ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Herpel
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Herpel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,552, 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 Herpel's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Herpel
Herpel 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 Herpel.
Who works in Herpel, and how
Work in Herpel centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Herpel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Herpel.
What the weather is like in Herpel, month by month
Herpel sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Herpel
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Herpel
Schools across Herpel average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Melbourne Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Mountain View Elem. SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountain View Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Melbourne High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Mountain View High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Herpel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Herpel 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 Herpel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Herpel
Is Herpel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Herpel ranks 39,623rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on health outcomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Herpel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,270. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $49,552 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Herpel safe?
Yes, Herpel is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $395 per resident a year.
Compare Herpel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Herpel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Herpel 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.
Herpel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Herpel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Herpel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Herpel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Herpel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Herpel 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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