Best PlacesOlvey, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Olvey, 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.
Olvey ranks 27,532nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Olvey
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.
Olvey's strengths and weaknesses
Where Olvey ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute20.9 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Olvey ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Household income$55,280 median, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Olvey
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Olvey home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,280, 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 Olvey's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Olvey
Olvey runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Olvey.
Who works in Olvey, and how
Work in Olvey centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Olvey
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Olvey.
What the weather is like in Olvey, month by month
Olvey sees roughly 74 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 Olvey
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 186 miles away.
The best schools in and around Olvey
Schools across Olvey average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bergman Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Valley Springs Elem. SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Valley Springs Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Harrison Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Bergman Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley Springs High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Harrison High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Bergman High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Olvey school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Olvey 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 Olvey against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Olvey
Is Olvey a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Olvey ranks 27,532nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on distance from a big city and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Olvey expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,926. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $55,280 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Olvey safe?
Yes, Olvey is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $390 per resident a year.
Compare Olvey with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Olvey. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Olvey 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.
Olvey detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Olvey: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Olvey: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Olvey: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Olvey: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Olvey 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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