Best PlacesWitherspoon, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Witherspoon, 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.
Witherspoon ranks 41,152nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Witherspoon
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.
Witherspoon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Witherspoon ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Witherspoon ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Witherspoon
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Witherspoon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,115, 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 Witherspoon's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Witherspoon
Witherspoon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Witherspoon.
Who works in Witherspoon, and how
Work in Witherspoon centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Witherspoon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Witherspoon.
What the weather is like in Witherspoon, month by month
Witherspoon sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Witherspoon
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around Witherspoon
Schools across Witherspoon average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ouachita Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Peake Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Ouachita High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Arkadelphia High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Witherspoon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Witherspoon 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 Witherspoon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Witherspoon
Is Witherspoon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Witherspoon ranks 41,152nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Witherspoon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,282. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $75,115 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Witherspoon safe?
Witherspoon is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $541 per resident a year.
Compare Witherspoon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Witherspoon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Witherspoon 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.
Witherspoon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Witherspoon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Witherspoon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Witherspoon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Witherspoon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Witherspoon 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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