Best PlacesRepublican, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Republican, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Republican ranks 13,267th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Republican
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.
Republican's strengths and weaknesses
Where Republican ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
Where Republican ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 21% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Republican
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Republican home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,410, 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 Republican's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 Republican
Republican runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Republican.
Who works in Republican, and how
Work in Republican centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Republican
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Republican.
What the weather is like in Republican, month by month
Republican sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 38° | 29° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Republican
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Republican
Schools across Republican average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greenbrier Wooster ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Greenbrier Westside ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Guy-perkins Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenbrier High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Guy-perkins High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Republican school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Republican 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 Republican against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Republican
Is Republican a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Republican ranks 13,267th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, state finances, and good schools, and lowest on air quality and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Republican expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,727. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $73,410 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Republican safe?
Yes, Republican is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
Compare Republican with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Republican. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Republican 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.
Republican detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Republican: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Republican: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Republican: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Republican: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Republican 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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