Best PlacesNew Edinburg, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Edinburg, 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.
New Edinburg ranks 44,453rd 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 New Edinburg
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.
New Edinburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Edinburg ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where New Edinburg ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Edinburg
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Edinburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,134, 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 New Edinburg'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 New Edinburg
New Edinburg 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 New Edinburg.
Who works in New Edinburg, and how
Work in New Edinburg centers on other services and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in New Edinburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Edinburg.
What the weather is like in New Edinburg, month by month
New Edinburg sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of New Edinburg
The nearest airport, South Arkansas Regional at Goodwin Field, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Edinburg
Schools across New Edinburg average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rison Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Hermitage Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Fordyce Elementary SchoolsC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Rison High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Woodlawn High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Hermitage High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Edinburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Edinburg 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 New Edinburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Edinburg
Is New Edinburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Edinburg ranks 44,453rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Edinburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $133,878. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $57,134 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is New Edinburg safe?
New Edinburg is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $666 per resident a year.
Compare New Edinburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Edinburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Edinburg 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.
New Edinburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Edinburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Edinburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Edinburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Edinburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Edinburg 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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