Best PlacesMaumelle, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Maumelle, 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.
Maumelle ranks 1,131st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Maumelle
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.
Maumelle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Maumelle ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of cities
- Cheap childcare$671 a month, better than 91% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of cities
- Short commute21.8 minutes each way, better than 78% of cities
Where Maumelle ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of cities
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Maumelle
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maumelle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,227, 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 Maumelle's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Maumelle
Maumelle's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Maumelle.
Who works in Maumelle, and how
Work in Maumelle centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Maumelle
Maumelle has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of cities and more parkland per resident than 86% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Maumelle and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Maumelle, month by month
Maumelle sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Maumelle
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Maumelle
Schools across Maumelle average a D+, better than 12% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Maumelle Charter Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Pine Forest Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Sylvan Hills Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sylvan Hills Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Maumelle Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Maumelle Charter High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Sylvan Hills High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Maumelle High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maumelle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maumelle 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 Maumelle against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Maumelle suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Maumelle
Is Maumelle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maumelle ranks 1,131st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and affordable childcare, and lowest on distance from a big city and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Maumelle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $310,339. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $92,227 median income, cost of living beats 69% of cities.
Is Maumelle safe?
Maumelle is safer than 36% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $533 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Maumelle?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 33. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 34% of cities.
Is Maumelle good for families?
Schools beat 12% of cities, crime safety beats 36%, and childcare runs $671 a month.
Compare Maumelle with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maumelle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maumelle 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.
Maumelle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maumelle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maumelle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maumelle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maumelle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maumelle 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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