Best PlacesRock Creek, Little Rock, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rock Creek, Little Rock, 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.
Rock Creek, Little Rock ranks 2,455th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rock Creek, Little Rock
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.
Rock Creek, Little Rock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rock Creek, Little Rock ranks high
- Cheap childcare$671 a month, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Rock Creek, Little Rock ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rock Creek, Little Rock
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rock Creek, Little Rock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $81,800; 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 Rock Creek, Little Rock's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rock Creek, Little Rock
Rock Creek, Little Rock's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Rock Creek, Little Rock.
Who works in Rock Creek, Little Rock, and how
Work in Rock Creek, Little Rock centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Rock Creek, Little Rock
Rock Creek, Little Rock has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Rock Creek, Little Rock and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rock Creek, Little Rock, month by month
Rock Creek, Little Rock sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Rock Creek, Little Rock
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rock Creek, Little Rock
Schools across Rock Creek, Little Rock average a C+, better than 59% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Baker Interdistrict Elem. Sch.A+ · 75% proficient
- Don Roberts Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Chenal Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pinnacle View Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Joe T. Robinson Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Joe T. Robinson High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas West Little RockC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rock Creek, Little Rock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rock Creek, Little Rock 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 Rock Creek, Little Rock against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rock Creek, Little Rock
Is Rock Creek, Little Rock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rock Creek, Little Rock ranks 2,455th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and state finances, and lowest on distance from a big city and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rock Creek, Little Rock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $340,742. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $81,800 median income, cost of living beats 74% of neighborhoods.
Is Rock Creek, Little Rock safe?
Yes, Rock Creek, Little Rock is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $540 per resident a year.
Compare Rock Creek, Little Rock with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rock Creek, Little Rock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rock Creek, Little Rock 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.
Rock Creek, Little Rock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rock Creek, Little Rock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rock Creek, Little Rock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rock Creek, Little Rock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rock Creek, Little Rock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rock Creek, Little Rock 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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