Best PlacesNeedmore, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Needmore, 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.
Needmore ranks 46,164th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Needmore
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.
Needmore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Needmore ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 73% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Needmore ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$34,282 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
Who lives in Needmore
Needmore runs younger 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 Needmore.
Who works in Needmore, and how
Work in Needmore centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Needmore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Needmore.
What the weather is like in Needmore, month by month
Needmore sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Needmore
The nearest airport, Fort Smith Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 211 miles away.
The best schools in and around Needmore
Schools across Needmore average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Waldron Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Waldron Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Waldron High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Needmore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Needmore 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 Needmore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Needmore
Is Needmore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Needmore ranks 46,164th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Needmore safe?
Needmore is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $625 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Needmore?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 33. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 73% of towns.
Compare Needmore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Needmore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Needmore 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.
Needmore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Needmore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Needmore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Needmore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Needmore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Needmore 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.
- 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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