Best PlacesPindall, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pindall, 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.
Pindall ranks 48,450th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pindall
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.
Pindall's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pindall 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
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Pindall ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$42,037 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pindall
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pindall home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $42,037; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Pindall's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Pindall
Pindall runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pindall.
Who works in Pindall, and how
Work in Pindall centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pindall
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pindall.
What the weather is like in Pindall, month by month
Pindall sees roughly 73 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 Pindall
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pindall
Schools across Pindall average a C+, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Valley Springs Elem. SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Marshall Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leslie Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley Springs High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Marshall High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pindall school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pindall 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 Pindall against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pindall
Is Pindall a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pindall ranks 48,450th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on education levels 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 Pindall expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,833. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $42,037 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Pindall safe?
Pindall is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $444 per resident a year.
Compare Pindall with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pindall. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pindall 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.
Pindall detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pindall: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pindall: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pindall: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pindall: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pindall 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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