Best PlacesSlonikers Mill, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Slonikers Mill, 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.
Slonikers Mill ranks 43,411th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Slonikers Mill
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.
Slonikers Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Slonikers Mill ranks high
- Cheap childcare$459 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Slonikers Mill ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$50,760 median, better than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Slonikers Mill
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Slonikers Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,760, 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 Slonikers Mill'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 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 Slonikers Mill
Slonikers Mill runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Slonikers Mill.
Who works in Slonikers Mill, and how
Work in Slonikers Mill centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Slonikers Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Slonikers Mill.
What the weather is like in Slonikers Mill, month by month
Slonikers Mill sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Slonikers Mill
Memphis International sits about 55 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 Slonikers Mill
Schools across Slonikers Mill average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Palestine-wheatley Elem. Sch.B− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln AcademyF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Palestine-wheatley Senior HighC · 32% proficient
- Forrest City High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Slonikers Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Slonikers Mill 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 Slonikers Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Slonikers Mill
Is Slonikers Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Slonikers Mill ranks 43,411th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Slonikers Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,380. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $50,760 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Slonikers Mill safe?
Slonikers Mill is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $773 per resident a year.
Compare Slonikers Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Slonikers Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Slonikers Mill 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.
Slonikers Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Slonikers Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Slonikers Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Slonikers Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Slonikers Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Slonikers Mill 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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