Best places to live in Arkansas
2 Arkansas metros scored on the default family weighting — schools and safety heaviest, then affordability, climate, college pipeline and jobs. Change the weights on the ranking engine to see your own order.
Who lives in Arkansas
Population-weighted racial and ethnic composition across the 2 tracked Arkansas metros, from Census ACS table B03002.
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.4%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 12%
- Black (non-Hispanic)
- 14.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic)
- 2.4%
- Other or two or more
- 9.9%
Diversity index 70/100 — how evenly the population is spread across these groups. It is descriptive, not a judgement: weight it up, down or to zero on the ranking engine.
| # | Metro | Score | US rank | Typical home | Schools | Safety | Climate | Diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayetteville | 58.4 | #24 of 103 | $369k | 73 | 7 | 26° / 89° | 73 |
| 2 | Little Rock | 43.7 | #83 of 103 | $231k | 49 | 7 | 29° / 93° | 67 |
Figures are compiled estimates. Methodology and sources.