Springdale makes Arkansas’s top 10 on 2 lists
Springdale is ranked on 37 lists against the 127 Arkansas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Springdale does best on
Each list ranks every AR town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Springdale marked.
Springdale lands in the top half on 14 of 23 lists
Each dot is Springdale’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in AR, the right end is last. Areas where Springdale does best come first.
Cooler summers than 94% of Arkansas
Not better or worse, just Springdale’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Springdale out-ranks 0 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every AR list, and where Springdale lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Cave Springs · 90 / 100
#60
Lowest obesity#1 Bentonville · 32%
#64
Fewest smokers#1 Bella Vista · 10%
#41
Most active#1 Cave Springs · 18%
#70
Fewest uninsured#1 Cave Springs · 6%
#125
Lowest depression#1 Hot Springs Village · 20%
#8
Closest to a top hospital#1 Paris · 0.5 mi
#18 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Nashville · 12.5 min
#39 People
Most educated#1 Bentonville · 55.3%
#42
Youngest#1 Arkadelphia · 23.4
#16
Oldest#1 Hot Springs Village · 69.6
#110
Most residents 65+#1 Hot Springs Village · 60.3%
#115
Most kids#1 Alma · 35.7%
#17 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Rockwell · 16.7%
#72
Most new homes#1 Pea Ridge · 52.9 per 1,000
#46
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Fork · +85.0%
#12
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Horseshoe Bend · 19.7 per home
#5 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Clarksville · 14.5%
#71
Most trails#1 Horseshoe Bend · 3.7 mi / sq mi
#39
Most walkable#1 DeWitt · 94.3 / sq mi
#57 
The number on the right is Springdale’s spot. All of Arkansas’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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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.