Best PlacesWorthen, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Worthen, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Worthen ranks 23,586th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Worthen
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.
Worthen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Worthen ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$481 a month, better than 94% of towns
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
Where Worthen ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Worthen
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Worthen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,423, 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 Worthen's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Worthen
Worthen runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Worthen.
Who works in Worthen, and how
Work in Worthen centers on education and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Worthen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Worthen.
What the weather is like in Worthen, month by month
Worthen sees roughly 71 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° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Worthen
The nearest airport, Memorial Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 173 miles away.
The best schools in and around Worthen
Schools across Worthen average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pottsville Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Atkins Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pottsville Junior High SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Atkins Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Pottsville High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Atkins High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Worthen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Worthen 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 Worthen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Worthen
Is Worthen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Worthen ranks 23,586th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on noise 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 Worthen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,385. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $79,423 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Worthen safe?
Yes, Worthen is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare Worthen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Worthen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Worthen 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.
Worthen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Worthen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Worthen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Worthen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Worthen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Worthen 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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