Best PlacesSnowball, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Snowball, 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.
Snowball ranks 40,270th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Snowball
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.
Snowball's strengths and weaknesses
Where Snowball ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 120 pleasant days a year, better than 80% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Snowball ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Snowball
Snowball 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 Snowball.
Who works in Snowball, and how
Work in Snowball centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Snowball
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Snowball.
What the weather is like in Snowball, month by month
Snowball sees roughly 120 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 38° | 29° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Snowball
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Snowball
Schools across Snowball average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marshall Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leslie Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Marshall High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Snowball school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Snowball 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 Snowball against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Snowball
Is Snowball a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Snowball ranks 40,270th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on biking and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Snowball safe?
Snowball is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $767 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Snowball?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 29. That works out to about 120 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of towns.
Compare Snowball with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Snowball. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Snowball 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.
Snowball detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Snowball: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Snowball: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Snowball: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Snowball: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Snowball 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.
- 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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