Best PlacesMoore, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moore, 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.
Moore ranks 45,105th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moore
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.
Moore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moore ranks high
- Cheap childcare$463 a month, better than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Moore ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute36.5 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$50,455 median, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moore
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,455, 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 Moore's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Moore
Moore 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 Moore.
Who works in Moore, and how
Work in Moore centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Moore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moore.
What the weather is like in Moore, month by month
Moore sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 38° | 29° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Moore
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moore
Schools across Moore average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jasper Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Marshall Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leslie Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Marshall High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Jasper High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moore 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 Moore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moore
Is Moore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moore ranks 45,105th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,800. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $50,455 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Moore safe?
Moore is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $596 per resident a year.
Compare Moore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moore 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.
Moore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moore 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.