Best PlacesMcFadden, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McFadden, 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.
McFadden ranks 40,417th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McFadden
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.
McFadden's strengths and weaknesses
Where McFadden ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$491 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 75% of towns
Where McFadden ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McFadden
A household needs to earn about $16,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McFadden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,494, 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 McFadden's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McFadden
McFadden runs older than the country, 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 McFadden.
Who works in McFadden, and how
Work in McFadden centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in McFadden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McFadden.
What the weather is like in McFadden, month by month
McFadden sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of McFadden
Memphis International sits about 64 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around McFadden
Schools across McFadden average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Weiner ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Mccrory Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Harrisburg Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wynne Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccrory High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Newport High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Harrisburg High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McFadden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McFadden 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 McFadden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McFadden
Is McFadden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McFadden ranks 40,417th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and fast internet, and lowest on civic engagement and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McFadden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $64,813. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $54,494 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is McFadden safe?
McFadden is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $742 per resident a year.
Compare McFadden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McFadden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McFadden 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.
McFadden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McFadden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McFadden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McFadden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McFadden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McFadden 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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