Best PlacesRussellville, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Russellville, 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.
Russellville ranks 1,656th of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 Russellville
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.
Russellville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Russellville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 99% of cities
- Short commute17.4 minutes each way, better than 95% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 92% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of cities
Where Russellville ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of cities
- Household income$60,936 median, better than only 9% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Russellville
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Russellville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,936, 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 Russellville's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Russellville
Russellville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Russellville.
Who works in Russellville, and how
Work in Russellville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Russellville
Russellville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of cities and more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Russellville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Russellville, month by month
Russellville sees roughly 73 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° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Russellville
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 179 miles away.
The best schools in and around Russellville
Schools across Russellville average a B−, better than 49% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Sequoyah Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Pottsville Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Center Valley Elem. SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pottsville Junior High SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Russellville Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Dover Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Pottsville High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Russellville High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Dover High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Russellville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Russellville 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 Russellville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Russellville suits
Families
Schools land around the 49th percentile and crime safety beats 60%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Russellville
Is Russellville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Russellville ranks 1,656th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and low property taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Russellville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,941. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $60,936 median income, cost of living beats 23% of cities.
Is Russellville safe?
Yes, Russellville is safer than 60% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $447 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Russellville?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 30. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of cities.
Is Russellville good for families?
Schools beat 49% of cities, crime safety beats 60%, and childcare runs $481 a month.
Compare Russellville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Russellville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Russellville 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.
Russellville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Russellville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Russellville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Russellville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Russellville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Russellville 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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