Best PlacesMount Sherman, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Sherman, 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.
Mount Sherman ranks 44,188th 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 Mount Sherman
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.
Mount Sherman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Sherman ranks high
- Cheap childcare$459 a month, better than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Mount Sherman ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$48,225 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Sherman
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Sherman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,225, 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 Mount Sherman's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Sherman
Mount Sherman 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 Mount Sherman.
Who works in Mount Sherman, and how
Work in Mount Sherman centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Mount Sherman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Sherman.
What the weather is like in Mount Sherman, month by month
Mount Sherman sees roughly 70 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 Mount Sherman
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 196 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Sherman
Schools across Mount Sherman average a C+, better than 50% 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 Mount Sherman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Sherman 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 Mount Sherman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Sherman
Is Mount Sherman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Sherman ranks 44,188th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and tree cover, 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 Mount Sherman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,423. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $48,225 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Mount Sherman safe?
Mount Sherman is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $592 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Sherman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Sherman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Sherman 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.
Mount Sherman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Sherman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Sherman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Sherman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Sherman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Sherman 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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