Best PlacesRockport, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rockport, 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.
Rockport ranks 39,989th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rockport
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.
Rockport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rockport ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Rockport ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rockport
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rockport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,366, 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 Rockport'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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rockport
Rockport's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rockport.
Who works in Rockport, and how
Work in Rockport centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Rockport
Rockport has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Rockport and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rockport, month by month
Rockport sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Rockport
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rockport
Schools across Rockport average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Magnet Cove Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Malvern Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Malvern Junior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Magnet Cove High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Malvern High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rockport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rockport 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 Rockport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rockport
Is Rockport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rockport ranks 39,989th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and cell coverage, and lowest on summer heat and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rockport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,202. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $68,366 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Rockport safe?
Rockport is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $698 per resident a year.
Compare Rockport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rockport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rockport 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.
Rockport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rockport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rockport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rockport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rockport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rockport 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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