Best PlacesMilligan Ridge, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Milligan Ridge, 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.
Milligan Ridge ranks 28,938th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Milligan Ridge
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.
Milligan Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Milligan Ridge ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
- Cheap childcare$591 a month, better than 79% of towns
Where Milligan Ridge ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Milligan Ridge
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Milligan Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,482, 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 Milligan Ridge'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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Milligan Ridge
Milligan Ridge runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Milligan Ridge.
Who works in Milligan Ridge, and how
Work in Milligan Ridge 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 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Milligan Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Milligan Ridge.
What the weather is like in Milligan Ridge, month by month
Milligan Ridge sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Milligan Ridge
Memphis International sits about 55 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 Milligan Ridge
Schools across Milligan Ridge average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Buffalo Is. Central East Elem.B · 48% proficient
- Manila Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Riverside East Elem. SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Manila High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Riverside High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Buffalo Is. Central HsC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Milligan Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Milligan Ridge 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 Milligan Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Milligan Ridge
Is Milligan Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Milligan Ridge ranks 28,938th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low crime, and state finances, and lowest on tree cover and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Milligan Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $100,194. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $59,482 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Milligan Ridge safe?
Yes, Milligan Ridge is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Milligan Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Milligan Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Milligan Ridge 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.
Milligan Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Milligan Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Milligan Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Milligan Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Milligan Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Milligan Ridge 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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