Is Mayflower a good place to live?
The best of Mayflower’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. Mayflower's crime rate is higher than 89% of U.S. towns, with 8 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Mayflower's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. Mayflower has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Mayflower stand out
Where Mayflower beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Mayflower has shrunk 5% since 2010
2,234 counted in 2010 and 1,984 in 2020; an estimated 2,372 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Mayflower grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Mayflower is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mayflower. Close and well known come first.
17 mi National Historic SiteLittle Rock Central High School National Historic Site49K visitors a year
18 mi MuseumClinton Presidential Center
17 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Arena
31 mi State parkPetit Jean State Park16 mi Zoo & aquariumLittle Rock Zoo18 mi MuseumArkansas Museum of Fine ArtsPhoto credits
Little 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
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Moving to Mayflower: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mayflower, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mayflower.
Mayflower is less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns
Mayflower beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 45% of Mayflower adults have high blood pressure, above both the Arkansas town median (41%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Mayflower.
| Mayflower | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Mayflower | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.3% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mayflower’s public schools trail 56% of Arkansas districts
Its public schools are run by the Mayflower School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Mayflower High School, with 348 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayflower Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 363 | B+ |
| Mayflower High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 348 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
For safety, Mayflower earns a D
Mayflower’s property crime rate is 20.1 per 1,000 residents, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 13.6 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Mayflower reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less. The violent crime rate in Mayflower is 3.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Mayflower | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.1 per 1,000 residents | 13.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.4 per 1,000 residents | 3.6 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
High risk in Mayflower, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 69 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mayflower.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Mayflower
Mayflower has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Mayflower’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Arkansas overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). Mayflower has grown 6.6% since 2020, to 2,372 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 26% across Arkansas.
| Mayflower | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.4 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 20% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Mayflower | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.7% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.1% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.4% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents commute out of Mayflower
Most working residents leave Mayflower for work: only 6% work in town. 5.6% of Mayflower residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Mayflower fell to 925 in 2023, 59 fewer than in 2013.
| Mayflower | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Mayflower are worth about $221K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Mayflower home is worth about $221,000, up 4% in a year, close to the Arkansas typical home.
| Mayflower | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,251 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mayflower has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation
2.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Mayflower | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Franklin Pearce Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
| 2. Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mayflower
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Mayflower
About 7 of every 100 Mayflower residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
About Mayflower
City in Arkansas, United States
Mayflower is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mayflower had a population of 1,984. It is located in the Central Arkansas region.
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- Area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 282 ft
- ZIP code
- 72106
- Area code
- 501
Questions about Mayflower
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mayflower, AR expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.