Best PlacesLunenburg, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lunenburg, 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.
Lunenburg ranks 48,098th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lunenburg
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.
Lunenburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lunenburg 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
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Lunenburg ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$45,896 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lunenburg
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lunenburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $45,896; 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 Lunenburg's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Lunenburg
Lunenburg runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lunenburg.
Who works in Lunenburg, and how
Work in Lunenburg centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lunenburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lunenburg.
What the weather is like in Lunenburg, month by month
Lunenburg sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Lunenburg
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 73 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lunenburg
Schools across Lunenburg average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Melbourne Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Melbourne High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lunenburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lunenburg
Is Lunenburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lunenburg ranks 48,098th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on a weak job market and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lunenburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,532. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $45,896 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Lunenburg safe?
Lunenburg is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $610 per resident a year.
Compare Lunenburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lunenburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lunenburg 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.
Lunenburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lunenburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lunenburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lunenburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lunenburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lunenburg 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.