Best PlacesMoko, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moko, 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.
Moko ranks 43,852nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moko
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.
Moko's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moko ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
Where Moko ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$44,136 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moko
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moko home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,136, 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 Moko's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Moko
Moko runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Moko.
Who works in Moko, and how
Work in Moko centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Moko
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moko.
What the weather is like in Moko, month by month
Moko sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, 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 | 45° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Moko
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 75 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moko
Schools across Moko average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Salem Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Viola Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Salem High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Viola High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moko school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moko 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 Moko against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moko
Is Moko a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moko ranks 43,852nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and clean air, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moko expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,217. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $44,136 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Moko safe?
Moko is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $690 per resident a year.
Compare Moko with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moko. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moko 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.
Moko detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moko: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moko: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moko: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moko: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moko 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.