Best PlacesWittsburg, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wittsburg, 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.
Wittsburg ranks 40,024th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wittsburg
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.
Wittsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wittsburg ranks high
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
Where Wittsburg ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wittsburg
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wittsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,645, 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 Wittsburg's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wittsburg
Wittsburg runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wittsburg.
Who works in Wittsburg, and how
Work in Wittsburg centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Wittsburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wittsburg.
What the weather is like in Wittsburg, month by month
Wittsburg sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 62° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Wittsburg
Memphis International sits about 44 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Wittsburg
Schools across Wittsburg average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Wynne Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Wynne High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wittsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wittsburg 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 Wittsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wittsburg
Is Wittsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wittsburg ranks 40,024th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, 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 Wittsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,612. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $59,645 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Wittsburg safe?
Wittsburg is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $595 per resident a year.
Compare Wittsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wittsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wittsburg 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.
Wittsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wittsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wittsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wittsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wittsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wittsburg 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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