Best PlacesWilmar, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wilmar, 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.
Wilmar ranks 44,336th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wilmar
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.
Wilmar's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilmar ranks high
- Cheap childcare$482 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Wilmar ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$50,287 median, better than only 12% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wilmar
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilmar home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,287, 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 Wilmar's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Wilmar
Wilmar's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Wilmar.
Who works in Wilmar, and how
Work in Wilmar centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wilmar
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wilmar.
What the weather is like in Wilmar, month by month
Wilmar sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Wilmar
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wilmar
Schools across Wilmar average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eastside Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Drew Central Elem. SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Monticello Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Star City Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Drew Central Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Drew Central High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Star City High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Warren High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilmar school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilmar 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 Wilmar against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wilmar
Is Wilmar a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilmar ranks 44,336th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on distance from a big city and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wilmar expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,787. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $50,287 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Wilmar safe?
Wilmar is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $679 per resident a year.
Compare Wilmar with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilmar. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilmar 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.
Wilmar detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilmar: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilmar: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilmar: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilmar: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilmar 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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