Best PlacesWaldenburg, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Waldenburg, 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.
Waldenburg ranks 43,574th 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 Waldenburg
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.
Waldenburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Waldenburg ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Waldenburg ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$50,555 median, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Waldenburg
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Waldenburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,555, 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 Waldenburg's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Waldenburg
Waldenburg'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 Waldenburg.
Who works in Waldenburg, and how
Work in Waldenburg centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Waldenburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Waldenburg.
What the weather is like in Waldenburg, month by month
Waldenburg 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 Waldenburg
Memphis International sits about 66 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 Waldenburg
Schools across Waldenburg average a C, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Weiner ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Harrisburg High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Waldenburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Waldenburg 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 Waldenburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Waldenburg
Is Waldenburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Waldenburg ranks 43,574th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Waldenburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $88,565. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $50,555 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Waldenburg safe?
Waldenburg is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $873 per resident a year.
Compare Waldenburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Waldenburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Waldenburg 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.
Waldenburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Waldenburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Waldenburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Waldenburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Waldenburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Waldenburg 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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