Best PlacesRose Bud, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rose Bud, 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.
Rose Bud ranks 40,332nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rose Bud
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.
Rose Bud's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rose Bud ranks high
- Cheap childcare$488 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Rose Bud ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rose Bud
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rose Bud home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,927, 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 Rose Bud's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Rose Bud
Rose Bud'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 Rose Bud.
Who works in Rose Bud, and how
Work in Rose Bud centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rose Bud
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rose Bud.
What the weather is like in Rose Bud, month by month
Rose Bud sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Rose Bud
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rose Bud
Schools across Rose Bud average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mcrae Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Rose Bud Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Mt. Vernon/enola Elem. SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwest Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Concord High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Mt. Vernon/enola High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Searcy High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rose Bud school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rose Bud 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 Rose Bud against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rose Bud
Is Rose Bud a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rose Bud ranks 40,332nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on a weak job market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rose Bud expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,028. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $54,927 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Rose Bud safe?
Yes, Rose Bud is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $397 per resident a year.
Compare Rose Bud with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rose Bud. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rose Bud 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.
Rose Bud detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rose Bud: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rose Bud: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rose Bud: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rose Bud: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rose Bud 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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