What is the #1 best cities for families in arkansas?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Little Rock	202,739	86.70
2	Fayetteville	97,227	80.10
3	Lonoke	4,260	77.70
4	Conway	66,288	76.10
5	Paris	3,287	73.30
6	El Dorado	17,382	71.10
7	Sheridan	5,063	71.10
8	Hot Springs	38,023	71.10
9	Texarkana	29,343	71.10
10	Little Flock	3,040	70.90
11	Jacksonville	29,285	70.30
12	Fort Smith	89,496	70.10
13	Blytheville	13,026	70.10
14	Stuttgart	8,060	69.50
15	Jonesboro	79,187	68.50
16	Hampton	1,185	68.30
17	Bald Knob	2,545	68.10
18	Brinkley	2,651	67.90
19	Ozark	3,555	67.90
20	Eureka Springs	2,269	67.70
21	Marion	13,641	67.50
22	Paragould	29,940	66.90
23	Camden	10,427	66.70
24	Sherwood	32,915	66.70
25	Pine Bluff	40,436	65.50
26	Batesville	11,385	65.30
27	Barling	4,919	64.90
28	Trumann	7,432	64.70
29	West Memphis	24,147	64.50
30	Heber Springs	7,101	63.50
31	Charleston	2,611	62.90
32	Magnolia	10,973	62.70
33	Hope	8,787	62.40
34	Pocahontas	7,475	62.20
35	Fairfield Bay	2,247	62.20
36	Mena	5,605	62.20
37	Gurdon	1,777	62.00
38	Beebe	8,580	61.40
39	Forrest City	12,826	61.20
40	Mountain Home	13,021	61.00
41	Benton	35,954	61.00
42	Helena-West Helena	9,218	61.00
43	White Hall	5,520	60.80
44	Searcy	23,115	59.60
45	Marshall	1,445	59.40
46	Fordyce	3,320	58.80
47	Augusta	1,881	58.80
48	Russellville	29,057	58.60
49	DeWitt	2,980	58.20
50	Monticello	8,320	57.40
51	Arkadelphia	10,316	57.20
52	Johnson	3,628	57.00
53	Earle	1,421	56.80
54	Monette	1,385	56.20
55	Hazen	1,960	56.20
56	Harrison	13,217	56.20
57	Shannon Hills	4,557	56.20
58	Decatur	1,516	56.20
59	Booneville	3,814	56.00
60	Star City	2,234	56.00
61	Green Forest	3,072	55.80
62	Crossett	4,719	55.60
63	Farmington	8,469	55.60
64	Mayflower	2,802	55.60
65	Clarendon	1,565	55.40
66	Bentonville	56,326	55.40
67	England	2,568	55.20
68	Springdale	87,388	55.00
69	Hackett	1,195	54.40
70	Lincoln	2,862	54.40
71	Mountain View	2,890	54.00
72	Bull Shoals	1,687	53.40
73	Rogers	71,411	53.20
74	Dumas	3,877	53.00
75	Siloam Springs	18,096	52.80
76	McCrory	2,062	52.20
77	Redfield	1,456	52.00
78	Brookland	4,230	51.80
79	Newport	8,019	51.20
80	Harrisburg	2,574	51.00
81	Ashdown	4,225	51.00
82	Osceola	6,807	50.80
83	Walnut Ridge	5,440	50.80
84	Cabot	26,733	50.80
85	Clarksville	9,500	50.60
86	Marianna	3,502	50.40
87	Dardanelle	4,517	50.40
88	Van Buren	23,545	50.20
89	Pea Ridge	7,348	50.00
90	Alma	5,879	49.80
91	Malvern	10,938	49.80
92	Wynne	8,220	49.80
93	Ward	6,367	49.40
94	Lake Village	2,280	49.40
95	Highfill	1,899	49.40
96	Danville	2,123	47.80
97	Maumelle	19,286	47.00
98	Dover	1,932	46.80
99	Plumerville	1,008	46.60
100	Lepanto	1,858	46.60
101	Elkins	3,710	46.40
102	Bryant	21,125	45.80
103	Lowell	10,438	45.80
104	Marked Tree	2,235	45.80
105	Marvell	1,008	45.60
106	Glenwood	1,746	45.40
107	Tontitown	5,739	45.20
108	Manila	3,675	45.00
109	Diaz	1,250	44.40
110	Bella Vista	30,935	44.40
111	Leachville	1,818	44.20
112	Morrilton	7,022	44.00
113	Des Arc	1,447	43.80
114	Greenland	1,318	43.60
115	Nashville	4,114	42.80
116	Gentry	4,069	42.60
117	Atkins	2,877	42.20
118	Hamburg	2,992	41.80
119	Austin	3,805	41.20
120	Prescott	3,063	41.00
121	Perryville	1,303	40.80
122	Greenwood	9,570	40.40
123	Warren	5,342	39.80
124	Haskell	4,035	39.40
125	Flippin	1,305	39.00
126	Centerton	20,212	38.20
127	Gravette	3,629	38.20
128	Cherokee Village	5,078	38.00
129	Smackover	2,137	37.80
130	Dermott	2,727	37.60
131	Eudora	1,843	37.30
132	De Queen	6,077	36.90
133	Stamps	1,510	36.70
134	Mansfield	1,341	36.70
135	Lake City	2,452	36.30
136	Salem	1,471	36.30
137	Clinton	2,506	35.90
138	Cave Springs	5,778	35.50
139	Mulberry	1,573	35.30
140	Waldron	3,370	35.30
141	Corning	3,169	35.30
142	West Fork	3,131	34.70
143	Prairie Grove	7,445	34.10
144	Berryville	5,715	33.90
145	Carlisle	2,175	33.90
146	Tuckerman	1,382	32.70
147	Judsonia	2,092	31.90
148	Greenbrier	5,875	31.50
149	Vilonia	4,405	31.30
150	Mineral Springs	1,169	31.30
151	Gassville	2,216	31.10
152	Kensett	2,027	30.10
153	Gosnell	2,835	30.10
154	Murfreesboro	1,815	29.90
155	Bono	2,575	29.30
156	McGehee	3,744	29.30
157	Cave City	1,930	28.10
158	Pottsville	3,201	27.50
159	Highland	1,124	26.90
160	Piggott	3,589	26.70
161	Marmaduke	1,369	26.30
162	Lamar	1,826	25.90
163	Bay	2,369	25.90
164	Hoxie	2,623	23.70
165	Ash Flat	1,309	23.30
166	Caraway	1,078	21.10
167	Swifton	1,082	11.20

Methodology

Cities in Arkansas are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in arkansas?: Little Rock ranks #1 with 86.70 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in arkansas?: 1. Little Rock (86.70), 2. Fayetteville (80.10), 3. Lonoke (77.70), 4. Conway (76.10), 5. Paris (73.30)
How many cities in Arkansas are ranked?: This ranking includes 167 cities in Arkansas with available data.

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