Best PlacesLiberty Valley, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Liberty Valley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Liberty Valley ranks 44,057th 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 Liberty Valley
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.
Liberty Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Liberty Valley ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
Where Liberty Valley ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$34,697 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Liberty Valley
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Liberty Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $34,697, 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 Liberty Valley'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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Liberty Valley
Liberty Valley's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Liberty Valley.
Who works in Liberty Valley, and how
Work in Liberty Valley centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Liberty Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Liberty Valley.
What the weather is like in Liberty Valley, month by month
Liberty Valley sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Liberty Valley
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Liberty Valley
Schools across Liberty Valley average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- H.l. Lubker Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bald Knob Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Bald Knob High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Liberty Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Liberty Valley 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 Liberty Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Liberty Valley
Is Liberty Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Liberty Valley ranks 44,057th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and low crime, and lowest on civic engagement 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 Liberty Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,824. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $34,697 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Liberty Valley safe?
Yes, Liberty Valley is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Liberty Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Liberty Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Liberty Valley 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.
Liberty Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Liberty Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Liberty Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Liberty Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Liberty Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Liberty Valley 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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