Best places to live in the Little Rock metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Little Rock metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
#21. McAlmont
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 1,473
#20. Landmark
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 3,679
#19. Shannon Hills
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 4,557
#18. Gibson
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 4,141
#17. Jacksonville
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 29,285
#16. Haskell
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 4,035
#15. North Little Rock
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 64,504
#14. Lonoke
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 4,260
#13. Beebe
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 8,580
#12. Mayflower
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 2,802
#11. Ward
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 6,367
#10. Benton
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 35,954
#9. Cabot
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 26,733
#8. Salem
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 2,727
#7. Sherwood
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 32,915
#6. Alexander
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,488
#5. Little Rock
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 202,739
#4. Austin
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 3,805
#3. Bryant
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 21,125
#2. Conway
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 66,288
#1. Maumelle
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 19,286