Best PlacesStrickler, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Strickler, 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.
Strickler ranks 30,834th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Strickler
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.
Strickler's strengths and weaknesses
Where Strickler ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
Where Strickler ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Strickler
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Strickler home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,169, 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 Strickler's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Strickler
Strickler runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Strickler.
Who works in Strickler, and how
Work in Strickler centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Strickler
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Strickler.
What the weather is like in Strickler, month by month
Strickler sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Strickler
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 242 miles away.
The best schools in and around Strickler
Schools across Strickler average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Prairie Grove Elem. SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- West Fork Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Prairie Grove Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Lincoln Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- West Fork Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Prairie Grove High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- West Fork High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Stilwell HsF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Strickler school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Strickler 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 Strickler against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Strickler
Is Strickler a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Strickler ranks 30,834th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and low crime, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Strickler expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,262. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,169 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Strickler safe?
Yes, Strickler is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
Compare Strickler with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Strickler. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Strickler 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.
Strickler detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Strickler: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Strickler: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Strickler: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Strickler: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Strickler 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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