Best PlacesWilburn, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wilburn, 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.
Wilburn ranks 38,451st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wilburn
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.
Wilburn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilburn ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Wilburn ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wilburn
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilburn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,729, 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 Wilburn's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wilburn
Wilburn runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wilburn.
Who works in Wilburn, and how
Work in Wilburn centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Wilburn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wilburn.
What the weather is like in Wilburn, month by month
Wilburn sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Wilburn
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wilburn
Schools across Wilburn average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Heber Springs Elem. SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Pangburn Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Concord Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heber Springs Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Concord High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Heber Springs High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Pangburn High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilburn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilburn 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 Wilburn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wilburn
Is Wilburn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilburn ranks 38,451st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wilburn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,165. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $61,729 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Wilburn safe?
Yes, Wilburn is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $402 per resident a year.
Compare Wilburn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilburn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilburn 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.
Wilburn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilburn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilburn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilburn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilburn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilburn 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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