Best PlacesPalmyra, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Palmyra, 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.
Palmyra ranks 43,546th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Palmyra
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.
Palmyra's strengths and weaknesses
Where Palmyra ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- QuietBetter than 73% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Palmyra ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Palmyra
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Palmyra home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,702, 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 Palmyra's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Palmyra
Palmyra runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Palmyra.
Who works in Palmyra, and how
Work in Palmyra centers on education and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Palmyra
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Palmyra.
What the weather is like in Palmyra, month by month
Palmyra sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 75° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Palmyra
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Palmyra
Schools across Palmyra average a D, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Star City Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Star City High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Palmyra school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Palmyra 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 Palmyra against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Palmyra
Is Palmyra a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Palmyra ranks 43,546th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and state finances, and lowest on crime and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Palmyra expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,889. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $61,702 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Palmyra safe?
Palmyra is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,250 per resident a year.
Compare Palmyra with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Palmyra. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Palmyra 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.
Palmyra detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Palmyra: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Palmyra: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Palmyra: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Palmyra: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Palmyra 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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