Best PlacesHighfill, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Highfill, 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.
Highfill ranks 10,270th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Highfill
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.
Highfill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Highfill ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of towns
Where Highfill ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Highfill
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Highfill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,063, 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 Highfill's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 Highfill
Highfill runs younger 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 Highfill.
Who works in Highfill, and how
Work in Highfill centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Highfill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Highfill.
What the weather is like in Highfill, month by month
Highfill sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Highfill
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 209 miles away.
The best schools in and around Highfill
Schools across Highfill average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Evening Star Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Willis Shaw Elementary SchB · 49% proficient
- Decatur Northside ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- J William Fulbright Junior High SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Hellstern Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Grimsley Junior High SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Bentonville High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Bentonville West High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Gentry High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Highfill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Highfill 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 Highfill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Highfill
Is Highfill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Highfill ranks 10,270th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, a strong job market, and population health, and lowest on civic engagement and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Highfill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $345,565. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $91,063 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Highfill safe?
Yes, Highfill is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $357 per resident a year.
Compare Highfill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Highfill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Highfill 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.
Highfill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Highfill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Highfill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Highfill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Highfill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Highfill 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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