Little Rock, the state capital · Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Arkansas rankings · 2026
Rankings in Arkansas
20 lists rank Arkansas’ towns of 2,500+ (123 with an overall grade); Salem leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live123 towns · #1 SalemBest small towns83 towns · #1 SalemMost affordable towns123 towns · #1 LonokeSafest towns105 towns · #1 Cave SpringsTowns with the best schools123 towns · #1 Bentonville and Cave Springs and Centerton and GreenbrierHealthiest towns123 towns · #1 Cave SpringsBest towns for jobs & income123 towns · #1 JohnsonMost walkable towns123 towns · #1 FayettevilleTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk123 towns · #1 BentonvilleBest towns for the outdoors123 towns · #1 FayettevilleMost historic towns123 towns · #1 Hot SpringsTowns with the most civic life114 towns · #1 El DoradoTowns with the least snow113 towns · #1 OzarkDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns113 towns · #1 GravetteDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters126 towns · #1 Crossett and 3 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers126 towns · #1 Barling and Van BurenDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers126 towns · #1 Green Forest and HuntsvilleDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes123 towns · #1 Cave SpringsDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes123 towns · #1 PrescottDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns111 towns · #1 TontitownDescribed, no letters
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