Best PlacesWalkerville, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walkerville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Walkerville ranks 22,098th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Walkerville
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.
Walkerville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Walkerville ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Walkerville ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Walkerville
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walkerville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,364, 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 Walkerville's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Walkerville
Walkerville 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 Walkerville.
Who works in Walkerville, and how
Work in Walkerville centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Walkerville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Walkerville.
What the weather is like in Walkerville, month by month
Walkerville sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Walkerville
The nearest airport, South Arkansas Regional at Goodwin Field, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 214 miles away.
The best schools in and around Walkerville
Schools across Walkerville average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Emerson Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Emerson High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walkerville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walkerville 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 Walkerville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Walkerville
Is Walkerville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walkerville ranks 22,098th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Walkerville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,300. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $66,364 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Walkerville safe?
Yes, Walkerville is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
Compare Walkerville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walkerville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walkerville 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.
Walkerville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walkerville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walkerville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walkerville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walkerville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walkerville 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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