State place rankings
Best Places in Arkansas
Compare places by General Quality score or population. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
General Quality score
Best overall places
- st
Bentonville, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 63,057
- Median home value
- $428,500
- nd
Centerton, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 27,176
- Median home value
- $338,500
- rd
Rogers, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 76,956
- Median home value
- $308,200
- th
Farmington, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 10,658
- Median home value
- $304,800
- th
Lowell, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 12,184
- Median home value
- $284,200
- th
Maumelle, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 19,780
- Median home value
- $291,700
- th
Bella Vista, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 34,518
- Median home value
- $296,700
- th
Fayetteville, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 106,623
- Median home value
- $349,600
- th
Johnson, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 3,684
- Median home value
- $312,900
- th
Goshen, AR
Town
- General Quality
- Population
- 2,405
- Median home value
- $670,200
- th
Elm Springs, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 2,852
- Median home value
- $460,100
- th
Sherwood, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 33,620
- Median home value
- $199,500
- th
Tontitown, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 8,046
- Median home value
- $430,500
- th
Springdale, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 90,685
- Median home value
- $261,800
- th
Cave Springs, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 6,701
- Median home value
- $460,300
- th
Bryant, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 22,815
- Median home value
- $223,200
- th
- General Quality
- Population
- 757
- Median home value
- $323,600
- th
Pea Ridge, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 11,233
- Median home value
- $297,500
- th
Elkins, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 4,184
- Median home value
- $212,500
- th
Little Rock, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 206,427
- Median home value
- $236,400
- st
- General Quality
- Population
- 8,998
- Median home value
- $256,000
- nd
Avoca, AR
Town
- General Quality
- Population
- 545
- Median home value
- $235,500
- rd
Highfill, AR
Town
- General Quality
- Population
- 3,676
- Median home value
- $274,300
- th
Conway, AR
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 72,328
- Median home value
- $252,100
- th
- General Quality
- Population
- 21,298
- Median home value
- $221,700
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by General Quality score. General Quality is a balanced livability composite spanning safety, affordability, healthcare, climate, education, jobs, mobility, outdoors, taxes, and other core factors.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
- st
Little Rock, AR
City
- Population
- 206,427
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Median rent
- $1,106
- nd
Fayetteville, AR
City
- Population
- 106,623
- Median home value
- $349,600
- Median rent
- $1,065
- rd
Fort Smith, AR
City
- Population
- 90,855
- Median home value
- $178,100
- Median rent
- $884
- th
Springdale, AR
City
- Population
- 90,685
- Median home value
- $261,800
- Median rent
- $1,071
- th
Jonesboro, AR
City
- Population
- 83,296
- Median home value
- $223,200
- Median rent
- $956
- th
Rogers, AR
City
- Population
- 76,956
- Median home value
- $308,200
- Median rent
- $1,270
- th
Conway, AR
City
- Population
- 72,328
- Median home value
- $252,100
- Median rent
- $1,011
- th
- Population
- 65,120
- Median home value
- $178,900
- Median rent
- $1,069
- th
Bentonville, AR
City
- Population
- 63,057
- Median home value
- $428,500
- Median rent
- $1,344
- th
Benton, AR
City
- Population
- 38,898
- Median home value
- $212,700
- Median rent
- $1,072
- th
Pine Bluff, AR
City
- Population
- 38,213
- Median home value
- $89,400
- Median rent
- $855
- th
Hot Springs, AR
City
- Population
- 37,979
- Median home value
- $165,500
- Median rent
- $914
- th
Bella Vista, AR
City
- Population
- 34,518
- Median home value
- $296,700
- Median rent
- $1,395
- th
Sherwood, AR
City
- Population
- 33,620
- Median home value
- $199,500
- Median rent
- $1,101
- th
Paragould, AR
City
- Population
- 31,135
- Median home value
- $181,500
- Median rent
- $925
- th
Russellville, AR
City
- Population
- 29,521
- Median home value
- $172,400
- Median rent
- $842
- th
Jacksonville, AR
City
- Population
- 29,460
- Median home value
- $163,400
- Median rent
- $930
- th
Texarkana, AR
City
- Population
- 29,123
- Median home value
- $170,200
- Median rent
- $909
- th
Cabot, AR
City
- Population
- 27,711
- Median home value
- $207,300
- Median rent
- $1,110
- th
Centerton, AR
City
- Population
- 27,176
- Median home value
- $338,500
- Median rent
- $1,465
- st
Van Buren, AR
City
- Population
- 24,556
- Median home value
- $181,500
- Median rent
- $847
- nd
Searcy, AR
City
- Population
- 24,351
- Median home value
- $188,500
- Median rent
- $905
- rd
West Memphis, AR
City
- Population
- 23,336
- Median home value
- $120,100
- Median rent
- $870
- th
Bryant, AR
City
- Population
- 22,815
- Median home value
- $223,200
- Median rent
- $993
- th
- Population
- 21,298
- Median home value
- $221,700
- Median rent
- $1,003
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by their latest available population estimate. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.
Annual Census population estimates are used where available; ACS place estimates fill coverage gaps.