Best PlacesMossville, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mossville, 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.
Mossville ranks 44,436th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mossville
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.
Mossville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mossville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$459 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
Where Mossville ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,721 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mossville
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mossville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $37,721, 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 Mossville's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mossville
Mossville 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 Mossville.
Who works in Mossville, and how
Work in Mossville centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mossville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mossville.
What the weather is like in Mossville, month by month
Mossville sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Mossville
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 196 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mossville
Schools across Mossville average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kingston Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Kingston High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mossville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mossville 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 Mossville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mossville
Is Mossville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mossville ranks 44,436th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and low crime, and lowest on internet speeds and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mossville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $133,900. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $37,721 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Mossville safe?
Yes, Mossville is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
Compare Mossville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mossville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mossville 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.
Mossville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mossville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mossville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mossville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mossville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mossville 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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