Best PlacesSunnydale, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sunnydale, 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.
Sunnydale ranks 31,991st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sunnydale
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.
Sunnydale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sunnydale ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Sunnydale ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 24% of towns
Who lives in Sunnydale
Sunnydale runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sunnydale.
Who works in Sunnydale, and how
Work in Sunnydale centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sunnydale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sunnydale.
What the weather is like in Sunnydale, month by month
Sunnydale sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 31° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Sunnydale
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sunnydale
Schools across Sunnydale average a C, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- White Co. Central Elem. SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Midland Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- White Co. Central High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Midland High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sunnydale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sunnydale 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 Sunnydale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sunnydale
Is Sunnydale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sunnydale ranks 31,991st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, few empty homes, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sunnydale safe?
Yes, Sunnydale is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sunnydale?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 31. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of towns.
Compare Sunnydale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sunnydale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sunnydale 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.
Sunnydale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sunnydale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sunnydale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sunnydale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sunnydale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sunnydale 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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