Best PlacesRed Fork, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Red Fork, 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.
Red Fork ranks 41,648th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Red Fork
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.
Red Fork's strengths and weaknesses
Where Red Fork ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
Where Red Fork ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Red Fork
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Red Fork home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,606, 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 Red Fork's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Red Fork
Red Fork 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 Red Fork.
Who works in Red Fork, and how
Work in Red Fork centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Red Fork
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Red Fork.
What the weather is like in Red Fork, month by month
Red Fork sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 44° | 38° |
| April | 75° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Red Fork
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Red Fork
Schools across Red Fork average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dewitt Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Mcgehee Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Reed Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dewitt Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Dumas Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Dewitt High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Stuttgart High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Mcgehee High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Red Fork school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Red Fork 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 Red Fork against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Red Fork
Is Red Fork a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Red Fork ranks 41,648th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Red Fork expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $112,400. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $63,606 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Red Fork safe?
Red Fork is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $826 per resident a year.
Compare Red Fork with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Red Fork. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Red Fork 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.
Red Fork detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Red Fork: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Red Fork: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Red Fork: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Red Fork: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Red Fork 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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