Best PlacesMorrilton, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Morrilton, 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.
Morrilton ranks 44,102nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Morrilton
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.
Morrilton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Morrilton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Morrilton ranks low
- Household income$46,967 median, better than only 9% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Morrilton
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Morrilton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,967, 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 Morrilton's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Morrilton
Morrilton's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Morrilton.
Who works in Morrilton, and how
Work in Morrilton centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Morrilton
Morrilton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of towns and more parkland per resident than 92% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Morrilton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Morrilton, month by month
Morrilton sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Morrilton
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Morrilton
Schools across Morrilton average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Morrilton Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Wonderview Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Dardanelle Primary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dardanelle Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Morrilton Junior High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Atkins Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Dardanelle High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Morrilton Sr. High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Wonderview High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Morrilton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Morrilton 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 Morrilton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Morrilton
Is Morrilton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Morrilton ranks 44,102nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and fast internet, and lowest on low incomes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Morrilton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,975. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $46,967 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Morrilton safe?
Morrilton is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $700 per resident a year.
Compare Morrilton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Morrilton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Morrilton 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.
Morrilton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Morrilton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Morrilton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Morrilton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Morrilton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Morrilton 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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