Best PlacesSaffell, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Saffell, 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.
Saffell ranks 41,104th 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 Saffell
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.
Saffell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Saffell ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Saffell ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$51,056 median, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Saffell
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Saffell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,056, 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 Saffell's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Saffell
Saffell runs older than the country, 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 Saffell.
Who works in Saffell, and how
Work in Saffell centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Saffell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Saffell.
What the weather is like in Saffell, month by month
Saffell sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Saffell
Memphis International sits about 96 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Saffell
Schools across Saffell average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Tuckerman Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Newark Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Swifton Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Tuckerman High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Hillcrest High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Saffell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Saffell 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 Saffell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Saffell
Is Saffell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Saffell ranks 41,104th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Saffell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,958. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $51,056 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Saffell safe?
Yes, Saffell is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare Saffell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Saffell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Saffell 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.
Saffell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Saffell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Saffell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Saffell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Saffell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Saffell 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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