Best PlacesRelfs Bluff, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Relfs Bluff, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Relfs Bluff ranks 30,284th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Relfs Bluff
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.
Relfs Bluff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Relfs Bluff ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.9 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
Where Relfs Bluff ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Relfs Bluff
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Relfs Bluff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,283, 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 Relfs Bluff's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Relfs Bluff
Relfs Bluff runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Relfs Bluff.
Who works in Relfs Bluff, and how
Work in Relfs Bluff centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Relfs Bluff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Relfs Bluff.
What the weather is like in Relfs Bluff, month by month
Relfs Bluff sees roughly 78 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 Relfs Bluff
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Relfs Bluff
Schools across Relfs Bluff average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Monticello Intermediate SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Drew Central Elem. SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monticello Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Star City Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Drew Central Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Drew Central High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Star City High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Relfs Bluff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Relfs Bluff 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 Relfs Bluff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Relfs Bluff
Is Relfs Bluff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Relfs Bluff ranks 30,284th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and state finances, and lowest on distance from a big city and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Relfs Bluff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,079. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $73,283 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Relfs Bluff safe?
Relfs Bluff is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $629 per resident a year.
Compare Relfs Bluff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Relfs Bluff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Relfs Bluff 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.
Relfs Bluff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Relfs Bluff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Relfs Bluff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Relfs Bluff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Relfs Bluff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Relfs Bluff 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.
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