Best PlacesKeiser, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Keiser, 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.
Keiser ranks 43,235th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Keiser
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.
Keiser's strengths and weaknesses
Where Keiser ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
Where Keiser ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Keiser
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Keiser home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,794, 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 Keiser's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Keiser
Keiser runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Keiser.
Who works in Keiser, and how
Work in Keiser centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Keiser
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Keiser.
What the weather is like in Keiser, month by month
Keiser sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 40° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Keiser
Memphis International sits about 44 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Keiser
Schools across Keiser average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rivercrest Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Manila Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Osceola Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Manila High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Academies At Rivercrest High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Keiser school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Keiser 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 Keiser against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Keiser
Is Keiser a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Keiser ranks 43,235th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and short commutes, and lowest on civic engagement and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Keiser expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $95,250. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $54,794 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Keiser safe?
Keiser is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $594 per resident a year.
Compare Keiser with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Keiser. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Keiser 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.
Keiser detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Keiser: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Keiser: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Keiser: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Keiser: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Keiser 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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