Best PlacesLittle Flock, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Little Flock, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Little Flock ranks 6,272nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Little Flock
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.
Little Flock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Little Flock ranks high
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
Where Little Flock ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Little Flock
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Little Flock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $102,611; 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 Little Flock's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Little Flock
Little Flock runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Little Flock.
Who works in Little Flock, and how
Work in Little Flock centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Little Flock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Little Flock.
What the weather is like in Little Flock, month by month
Little Flock sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Little Flock
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 204 miles away.
The best schools in and around Little Flock
Schools across Little Flock average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Apple Glen Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Northside Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Joe Mathias Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Junior High SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Lingle Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Pea Ridge Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Bentonville High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Rogers Heritage High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Pea Ridge High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Little Flock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Little Flock 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 Little Flock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Little Flock
Is Little Flock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Little Flock ranks 6,272nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, cell coverage, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Little Flock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $413,952. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $102,611 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Little Flock safe?
Yes, Little Flock is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $318 per resident a year.
Compare Little Flock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Little Flock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Little Flock 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.
Little Flock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Little Flock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Little Flock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Little Flock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Little Flock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Little Flock 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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