Best PlacesSpring Valley, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Spring Valley, 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.
Spring Valley ranks 25,295th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on state finances, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Spring Valley
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.
Spring Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Spring Valley ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 75% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Spring Valley ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- Short commute33.1 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 26% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 27% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Spring Valley
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Spring Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,326, 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 Spring Valley's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Spring Valley
Spring Valley's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Spring Valley.
Who works in Spring Valley, and how
Work in Spring Valley centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Spring Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Spring Valley.
What the weather is like in Spring Valley, month by month
Spring Valley sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 70° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 73° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Spring Valley
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 219 miles away.
The best schools in and around Spring Valley
Schools across Spring Valley average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Vandergriff Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Eureka Springs Elem. SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Sonora Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mcnair Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Huntsville Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Eureka Springs Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Fayetteville High School EastB− · 45% proficient
- Eureka Springs High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Huntsville High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Spring Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Spring Valley
Is Spring Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Spring Valley ranks 25,295th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Spring Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $280,628. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $74,326 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Spring Valley safe?
Yes, Spring Valley is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
Compare Spring Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Spring Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Spring Valley 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.
Spring Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Spring Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Spring Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Spring Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Spring Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Spring Valley 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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