Best PlacesWideman, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wideman, 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.
Wideman ranks 46,074th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wideman
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.
Wideman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wideman ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
Where Wideman ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$47,824 median, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wideman
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wideman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,824, 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 Wideman'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 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 Wideman
Wideman'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 Wideman.
Who works in Wideman, and how
Work in Wideman centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wideman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wideman.
What the weather is like in Wideman, month by month
Wideman sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Wideman
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wideman
Schools across Wideman average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Izard Co. Cons. Elem. SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Calico Rock Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Izard County Cons Middle SchD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Calico Rock High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Izard Co. Cons. High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wideman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wideman 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 Wideman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wideman
Is Wideman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wideman ranks 46,074th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and clean air, and lowest on biking and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wideman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $103,599. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $47,824 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Wideman safe?
Wideman is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $474 per resident a year.
Compare Wideman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wideman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wideman 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.
Wideman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wideman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wideman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wideman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wideman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wideman 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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