Best PlacesSiloam Springs, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Siloam Springs, 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.
Siloam Springs ranks 15,536th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Siloam Springs
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.
Siloam Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Siloam Springs ranks high
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 78% of towns
Where Siloam Springs ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 29% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Siloam Springs
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Siloam Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,132, 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 Siloam Springs' effective rate of 0.57%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Siloam Springs.
Who works in Siloam Springs, and how
Work in Siloam Springs centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of towns and more parkland per resident than 85% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Siloam Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Siloam Springs, month by month
Siloam Springs sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Siloam Springs
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 216 miles away.
The best schools in and around Siloam Springs
Schools across Siloam Springs average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Willis Shaw Elementary SchB · 49% proficient
- Southside Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hellstern Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Siloam Springs Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Siloam Springs Intermediate SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Gentry High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Siloam Springs High School Conversion CharterC+ · 36% proficient
- Prairie Grove High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Siloam Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Siloam Springs 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 Siloam Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Siloam Springs suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Siloam Springs
Is Siloam Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Siloam Springs ranks 15,536th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Siloam Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $241,269. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $79,132 median income, cost of living beats 69% of towns.
Is Siloam Springs safe?
Siloam Springs is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $456 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Siloam Springs?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 28. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 29% of towns.
Is Siloam Springs good for families?
Schools beat 39% of towns, crime safety beats 55%, and childcare runs $671 a month.
Compare Siloam Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Siloam Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Siloam Springs 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.
Siloam Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Siloam Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Siloam Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Siloam Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Siloam Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Siloam Springs 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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