Best PlacesJethro, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jethro, 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.
Jethro ranks 39,106th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jethro
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.
Jethro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jethro ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
Where Jethro ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Household income$54,038 median, better than only 18% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
Who lives in Jethro
Jethro 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 Jethro.
Who works in Jethro, and how
Work in Jethro centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Jethro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jethro.
What the weather is like in Jethro, month by month
Jethro sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 96° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Jethro
The nearest airport, Fort Smith Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 224 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jethro
Schools across Jethro average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ozark Upper Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Marvin Primary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ozark Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Pleasant View Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Ozark High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Mulberry High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jethro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jethro 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 Jethro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jethro
Is Jethro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jethro ranks 39,106th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on education levels and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jethro safe?
Jethro is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $567 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Jethro?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 29. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of towns.
Compare Jethro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jethro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jethro 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.
Jethro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jethro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jethro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jethro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jethro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jethro 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.
- 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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