Best PlacesMontongo, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Montongo, 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.
Montongo ranks 29,624th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Montongo
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.
Montongo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Montongo ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
Where Montongo ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Montongo
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Montongo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,652, 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 Montongo's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 Montongo
Montongo'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 Montongo.
Who works in Montongo, and how
Work in Montongo centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Montongo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Montongo.
What the weather is like in Montongo, month by month
Montongo sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Montongo
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around Montongo
Schools across Montongo average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Monticello Intermediate SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Drew Central Elem. SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monticello Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Drew Central Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcgehee High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Drew Central High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Montongo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Montongo 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 Montongo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Montongo
Is Montongo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Montongo ranks 29,624th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and affordable childcare, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Montongo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $127,415. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $69,652 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Montongo safe?
Yes, Montongo is safer than 61% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $408 per resident a year.
Compare Montongo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Montongo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Montongo 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.
Montongo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Montongo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Montongo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Montongo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Montongo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Montongo 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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