re: Fayetteville, Rogers, or Bentonville

If I were looking in NWA, maybe somewhere around the Cave Springs area on the Benton County side to be in the Bentonville or Har-Ber school districts if kiddos are a concern.

If you're looking for value then the older part of Rogers has some gems. I'd stay the hell out of Bella Vista and Fayetteville doesn't offer much for an adult and Bentonville is priced too crazy to come out ahead when the market normalizes.

Tontitown to Siloam Springs and north would get a look too, but there's a lot of poultry farms out that way and plane traffic from XNA, might not be the healthiest of places to live in the area.

Pea Ridge area would get a look from me too, it's not too bad of a drive into Bentonville if that's where you're going to be working.

For my preferences and hatred of commuting, close to work is a big thing I look for. Wasting 10% of my day behind the wheel isn't fun.