Best PlacesIngram, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ingram, 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.
Ingram ranks 46,560th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ingram
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.
Ingram's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ingram ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 73% of towns
Where Ingram ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ingram
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ingram home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,237, 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 Ingram's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ingram
Ingram runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ingram.
Who works in Ingram, and how
Work in Ingram centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Ingram
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ingram.
What the weather is like in Ingram, month by month
Ingram sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Ingram
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 99 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ingram
Schools across Ingram average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Maynard Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Maynard High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ingram school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ingram 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 Ingram against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ingram
Is Ingram a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ingram ranks 46,560th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on cell coverage and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ingram expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $99,712. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $57,237 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Ingram safe?
Ingram is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $657 per resident a year.
Compare Ingram with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ingram. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ingram 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.
Ingram detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ingram: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ingram: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ingram: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ingram: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ingram 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.