Best PlacesHigginson, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Higginson, 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.
Higginson ranks 33,741st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Higginson
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.
Higginson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Higginson ranks high
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 79% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
Where Higginson ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Higginson
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Higginson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,654, 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 Higginson's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Higginson
Higginson runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Higginson.
Who works in Higginson, and how
Work in Higginson centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Higginson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Higginson.
What the weather is like in Higginson, month by month
Higginson sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Higginson
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 99 miles away.
The best schools in and around Higginson
Schools across Higginson average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sidney Deener Elem. SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Kensett Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwest Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Riverview Junior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Searcy High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Riverview High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Higginson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Higginson 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 Higginson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Higginson
Is Higginson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Higginson ranks 33,741st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Higginson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $102,900. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $68,654 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Higginson safe?
Higginson is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $456 per resident a year.
Compare Higginson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Higginson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Higginson 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.
Higginson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Higginson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Higginson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Higginson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Higginson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Higginson 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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