Best PlacesMagnet Cove, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Magnet Cove, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Magnet Cove ranks 29,573rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Magnet Cove
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.
Magnet Cove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Magnet Cove ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$485 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Magnet Cove ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Magnet Cove
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Magnet Cove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,939, 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 Magnet Cove's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Magnet Cove
Magnet Cove runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Magnet Cove.
Who works in Magnet Cove, and how
Work in Magnet Cove centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Magnet Cove
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Magnet Cove.
What the weather is like in Magnet Cove, month by month
Magnet Cove sees roughly 84 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 Magnet Cove
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 168 miles away.
The best schools in and around Magnet Cove
Schools across Magnet Cove average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Glen Rose Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Magnet Cove Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glen Rose Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Magnet Cove High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Glen Rose High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Magnet Cove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Magnet Cove 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 Magnet Cove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Magnet Cove
Is Magnet Cove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Magnet Cove ranks 29,573rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on noise and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Magnet Cove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,483. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $87,939 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Magnet Cove safe?
Magnet Cove is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $427 per resident a year.
Compare Magnet Cove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Magnet Cove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Magnet Cove 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.
Magnet Cove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Magnet Cove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Magnet Cove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Magnet Cove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Magnet Cove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Magnet Cove 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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