Twice selected as Arkansas’ Best Place to Raise Kids, Springdale offers great neighborhoods, schools, hospitals and more.
Springdale’s metropolitan area ranks as one of the nation’s most affordable and safest areas to live with a cost of living well below the national average.
Each year, Springdale ranks in the top five of Arkansas’ safest cities.
Average Annual Rainfall: 46"
Average Annual Snow: 6"
Average Annual Temperature: 58°
Average Summer Temperature: 89°
Average Winter Temperature: 44°
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National Rankings
2024
- 7th in Milken Institute’s Tier 1 Best Performing Cities
2023
- 9th in Milken Institute’s Tier 1 Best Performing Cities
2021/2022
- 7th in U.S. New and World Reports’ 2022 Best Places to Live
- 8th in Milken Institute’s 2022 Best Performing Cities
- 21st in Heartland Forward’s Most Dynamic Metros in 2021
2018
- 25th best performing city, according to Milken Institute
2017
- 24th best city in the country for new graduates to live and work, according to Good Call
- 45th best place to live in America, according to 24/7 Wall St
- 6th fastest growing small city in the country (among cities with fewer than 100,000 residents) according to WalletHub
- 58th best place to live in America, according to Money Magazine
2016
- 8th fastest growing small city in the country (among cities with fewer than 100,000 residents) according to WalletHub
- 23rd best overall economy, according to WalletHub
- 35th most diverse city in the country overall, and 18th most diverse among cities with fewer than 100,000 residents, according to WalletHub