Best PlacesSturkie, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sturkie, 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.
Sturkie ranks 46,915th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sturkie
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.
Sturkie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sturkie ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Sturkie ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$44,940 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
Who lives in Sturkie
Sturkie runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sturkie.
Who works in Sturkie, and how
Work in Sturkie centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Sturkie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sturkie.
What the weather is like in Sturkie, month by month
Sturkie sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Sturkie
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 73 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sturkie
Schools across Sturkie average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Salem Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Viola Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Salem High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Viola High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sturkie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sturkie 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 Sturkie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sturkie
Is Sturkie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sturkie ranks 46,915th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on crime and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sturkie safe?
Sturkie is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,038 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sturkie?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 27. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of towns.
Compare Sturkie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sturkie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sturkie 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.
Sturkie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sturkie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sturkie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sturkie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sturkie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sturkie 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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