Best PlacesMosley, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mosley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mosley ranks 19,252nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mosley
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.
Mosley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mosley ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
Where Mosley ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mosley
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mosley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,254, 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 Mosley's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 Mosley
Mosley runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mosley.
Who works in Mosley, and how
Work in Mosley centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mosley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mosley.
What the weather is like in Mosley, month by month
Mosley 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 Mosley
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 187 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mosley
Schools across Mosley average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dardanelle Primary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dardanelle Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Dardanelle High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mosley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mosley 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 Mosley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mosley
Is Mosley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mosley ranks 19,252nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mosley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,143. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $79,254 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Mosley safe?
Yes, Mosley is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $298 per resident a year.
Compare Mosley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mosley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mosley 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.
Mosley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mosley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mosley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mosley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mosley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mosley 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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