Best PlacesWhiterock, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Whiterock, 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.
Whiterock ranks 40,274th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Whiterock
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.
Whiterock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Whiterock ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
Where Whiterock ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
- Household income$54,038 median, better than only 18% of towns
Who lives in Whiterock
Whiterock 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 Whiterock.
Who works in Whiterock, and how
Work in Whiterock centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Whiterock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Whiterock.
What the weather is like in Whiterock, month by month
Whiterock sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 96° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Whiterock
The nearest airport, Fort Smith Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 229 miles away.
The best schools in and around Whiterock
Schools across Whiterock average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marvin Primary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ozark Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Pleasant View Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Ozark High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Mulberry High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Whiterock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Whiterock 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 Whiterock against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Whiterock
Is Whiterock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Whiterock ranks 40,274th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on education levels and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Whiterock safe?
Whiterock is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $567 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Whiterock?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 29. That works out to about 67 pleasant days a year, more than 19% of towns.
Compare Whiterock with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Whiterock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Whiterock 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.
Whiterock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Whiterock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Whiterock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Whiterock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Whiterock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Whiterock 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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