Mountain View is #1 in Arkansas for cheap rent
Mountain View is ranked on 34 lists against the 127 Arkansas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every AR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mountain View marked.
More seniors than 97% of Arkansas
Not better or worse, just Mountain View’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Mountain View lands in the top half on 10 of 21 lists
Each dot is Mountain View’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AR, the right end is last. Areas where Mountain View does best come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for working from home
Lists where Mountain View sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every AR list, and where Mountain View lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 North Crossett · 1.2 yrs
#93
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $396/mo
#1
Lowest property tax#1 Brinkley · $393/yr
#34
Rent easiest to afford#1 Malvern · 26.6%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Nashville · 12.5 min
#24 
Health
Healthiest#1 Cave Springs · 90 / 100
#86
Lowest obesity#1 Bentonville · 32%
#64
Fewest smokers#1 Bella Vista · 10%
#89
Most active#1 Cave Springs · 18%
#93
Fewest uninsured#1 Cave Springs · 6%
#43
Lowest depression#1 Hot Springs Village · 20%
#47
Closest to a top hospital#1 Paris · 0.5 mi
#70 
People
Most educated#1 Bentonville · 55.3%
#86
Youngest#1 Arkadelphia · 23.4
#121
Oldest#1 Hot Springs Village · 69.6
#7
Most residents 65+#1 Hot Springs Village · 60.3%
#5
Most kids#1 Alma · 35.7%
#112 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Rockwell · 16.7%
#18
Most new homes#1 Pea Ridge · 52.9 per 1,000
#86
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Fork · +85.0%
#17
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Horseshoe Bend · 19.7 per home
The number on the right is Mountain View’s spot. All of Arkansas’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every AR list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.