Best PlacesMorrow, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Morrow, 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.
Morrow ranks 32,922nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Civic engagement pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Morrow
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.
Morrow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Morrow ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Morrow ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Morrow
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Morrow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,115, 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 Morrow's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Morrow
Morrow runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Morrow.
Who works in Morrow, and how
Work in Morrow centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Morrow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Morrow.
What the weather is like in Morrow, month by month
Morrow sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Morrow
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 237 miles away.
The best schools in and around Morrow
Schools across Morrow average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Stilwell HsF · 9% proficient
- Westville HsF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Morrow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Morrow 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 Morrow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Morrow
Is Morrow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Morrow ranks 32,922nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and fast internet, and lowest on civic engagement and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Morrow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,873. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $60,115 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Morrow safe?
Yes, Morrow is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
Compare Morrow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Morrow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Morrow 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.
Morrow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Morrow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Morrow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Morrow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Morrow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Morrow 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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