Best PlacesJones Mill, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jones Mill, 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.
Jones Mill ranks 43,571st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jones Mill
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.
Jones Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jones Mill ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 82% of towns
Where Jones Mill ranks low
- Household income$45,092 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jones Mill
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jones Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $45,092; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Jones Mill's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Jones Mill
Jones Mill 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 Jones Mill.
Who works in Jones Mill, and how
Work in Jones Mill centers on health care & social and education. 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 Jones Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jones Mill.
What the weather is like in Jones Mill, month by month
Jones Mill sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Jones Mill
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 168 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jones Mill
Schools across Jones Mill average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Magnet Cove Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Malvern Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Malvern Junior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Magnet Cove High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Malvern High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jones Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jones Mill 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 Jones Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jones Mill
Is Jones Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jones Mill ranks 43,571st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jones Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,166. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $45,092 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Jones Mill safe?
Jones Mill is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $633 per resident a year.
Compare Jones Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jones Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jones Mill 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.
Jones Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jones Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jones Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jones Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jones Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jones Mill 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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