Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Maumelle is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 24th among Arkansas's 123 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $103K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $308K, 4.6 years of the Little Rock metro’s $67K median household income. Maumelle’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Maumelle has 4 places on the National Register. Only 20 of Arkansas’ 201 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Where Maumelle beats most towns.
17,163 counted in 2010 and 19,251 in 2020; an estimated 19,780 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Maumelle is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,714 in 1990, 19,251 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2024 and 6 maps from 1943 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maumelle. Close and well known come first.
10 mi National Historic SiteLittle Rock Central High School National Historic Site49K visitors a year
11 mi MuseumClinton Presidential Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Arena
35 mi State parkPetit Jean State Park8 mi Zoo & aquariumLittle Rock Zoo11 mi MuseumArkansas Museum of Fine ArtsLittle Rock Central High School National Historic Site: Adam Jones, Ph.D., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clinton Presidential Center: Archipreneur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Simmons Bank Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Petit Jean State Park: ErgoSum88, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maumelle, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Maumelle.
Maumelle has less food insecurity than most of Arkansas and has household incomes well above the Arkansas norm, but it has property taxes about twice the Arkansas norm.
14 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Lake Willastein Park, 102 acres with 1.6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Willastein Park | 1.6 mi | 102 |
| 2. Lake Valencia Park | 0.3 mi | 16 |
| 3. Rolling Oaks Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Pulaski County Special School District. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Maumelle High School, with 869 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maumelle Charter Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–7 | Grades 4–7 | 664 | – |
| Maumelle High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 869 | C− |
| Maumelle Charter ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 614 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Arkansas is food insecurity: 10.2% of its 14,856 adults worry about having enough food, against 18.5% statewide.
10% of adults smoke cigarettes in Maumelle, below both Arkansas’ towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). 22% of Maumelle adults get no exercise outside work. Among 123 Arkansas towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Maumelle.
| Maumelle | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 34% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Maumelle | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 18.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.1% | 18.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $2,352, against $1,040 across Arkansas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
76% of households own their home in Maumelle. The typical Maumelle home is worth about $308,000, up 2.5% in a year, 37% above the Arkansas typical home.
| Maumelle | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,047 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Maumelle.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
20% of workers work from home, against 8.8% across Arkansas.
Most working residents leave Maumelle for work: only 9% work in town. Only 4 of the 123 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of workers working from home than Maumelle. Since 2013, Maumelle has added 556 jobs, to 6,373 in 2023.
| Maumelle | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 6.1% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.9% | 22% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Maumelle has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Maumelle’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The violent crime rate in Maumelle is 2.7 per 1,000 residents. Within Arkansas, it does better than 80% of towns. The property crime rate in Maumelle is 8 per 1,000 residents.
| Maumelle | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8 per 1,000 residents | 13.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
8 within 15 miles of the center of Maumelle
About 7 of every 100 Maumelle residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
2.1% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
2 places in Maumelle on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Arkansas, United States
Maumelle is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 19,251. The city is located northwest of Little Rock, bordering the opposite shore of the Arkansas River and is part of the Little Rock metropolitan area.
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One town shares a border with Maumelle.
| Town | AR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maumelle | #24 | B | C+ | B− | C+ | A− |
| North Little Rock | #102 | D− | B− | D− | C | D |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Maumelle grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #24 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades A− for health, B− for safety and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Arkansas, it does better than 80% of towns.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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