Best PlacesTilton, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tilton, 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.
Tilton ranks 26,397th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tilton
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.
Tilton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tilton ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of towns
Where Tilton ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tilton
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tilton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,236, 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 Tilton's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tilton
Tilton 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 Tilton.
Who works in Tilton, and how
Work in Tilton centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Tilton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tilton.
What the weather is like in Tilton, month by month
Tilton sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Tilton
Memphis International sits about 60 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Tilton
Schools across Tilton average a C, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mccrory Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wynne Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccrory High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Wynne High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tilton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tilton 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 Tilton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tilton
Is Tilton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tilton ranks 26,397th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and what local pay buys, and lowest on civic engagement and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tilton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $73,189. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $89,236 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Tilton safe?
Tilton is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $601 per resident a year.
Compare Tilton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tilton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tilton 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.
Tilton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tilton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tilton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tilton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tilton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tilton 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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