The 10 Best Little Rock, AR Neighborhoods To Live In For 2019

Do you like your neighborhood?

Is it friendly, and where everyone knows their neighbors?

No matter if you live in the sticks or in an apartment building in downtown Little Rock, you have a little pocket that you can call home. And each neighborhood is different.

Smaller neighborhoods usually have obvious benefits — less crime, a slower pace of life, and a lower cost of living. But not all Little Rock neighborhoods are created equal. Some are better than others. But which ones?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Little Rock are the best. If you’re in one of the places we’re about to highlight, odds are you know you’ve got it made.

Here are the best neighborhoods in Little Rock for 2019:

1. Heights (Homes)
2. River Mountain (Homes)
3. Hillcrest (Homes)
4. Midtown (Homes)
5. Reservoir (Homes)
6. Rock Creek (Homes)
7. Capital View-Stiff (Homes)
8. West Markham (Homes)
9. Otter Creek Crystal (Homes)
10. Briarwood (Homes)

So what’s the best neighborhood to live in Little Rock for 2019? According to the most recent census data, Heights looks to be the best Little Rock neighborhood to live in.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Little Rock that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in Little Rock.

Once you’re done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from best to worst.

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How we determined the best Little Rock hoods in 2019

In order to rank the best neighborhoods in Little Rock, we had to determine what criteria defines a “best”.

Using crime, census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

• High incomes
• Low unemployment rates
• Low crime
• High home prices
• High population densities (A proxy for things to do)

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 27 in each category, where 1 was the best.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index the “Best City Neighborhood In Little Rock.” We’re lookin’ at you, Heights.

Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in the best places Little Rock, Arkansas has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from best to worst.

The Heights and Hillcrest are neighborhoods in the north-central portion of Little Rock. Although distinct today, they were once part of the same Little Rock suburb called Pulaski Heights. Pulaski Heights first developed in the 1890s, was incorporated in 1903, and was annexed by Little Rock in 1916.

The Heights and Hillcrest are neighborhoods in the north-central portion of Little Rock. Although distinct today, they were once part of the same Little Rock suburb called Pulaski Heights. Pulaski Heights first developed in the 1890s, was incorporated in 1903, and was annexed by Little Rock in 1916.

Putting A Bow On Our Analysis Of The Best Neighborhoods In Little Rock

If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Little Rock where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Little Rock aren’t all good. Central High takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Little Rock.

We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Best Neighborhoods To Live In Little Rock For 2019