Upper Baseline has a modest moniker. This walkable Little Rock, Arkansas neighborhood packs principal essentials into its boundaries and boasts housing prices that are markedly lower than the national average. “That’s a great area for an investor who wants to get in and have a cash flow or a first-time homebuyer. You can get a solid home for $130,000 there,” says Erin Dreher, a Realtor with Mid South Realty, who’s a longtime area resident. “If you’re a first-time homebuyer or have a limited income, that’s the area.”
Welcome to Upper Baseline
The residential streets – mostly on the western side close to the bustling shopping area – are typically densely wooded and lined with brick, traditional-style homes. They come with broad, open yards guarded by towering loblolly pine trees and paved driveways leading into two-car garages.
Depending on square footage and condition, asking prices range from $100,000 to $225,000. A three-bedroom, one-bath 1950s ranch home could run in the low-$100,000s, while a four-bedroom, two-bath 1960s split level may cost around $200,000. “It’s a good market there. Things sell quickly,” Dreher says. “I’ve gotten offers in two weeks in that area.”
There are homes in Upper Baseline that have larger yards along with many trees.
Upper Baseline has rows of ranch style homes that line the quiet streets.
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Walk to Kroger and local eateries
For dining out, residents head to the main thoroughfare, Geyer Springs Road, which brims with restaurants. Little China and Latino Food can satiate almost any craving, with its extensive menu featuring everything from fried rice and chop suey to pork belly. Just a couple blocks south lies El Alamo, a spot for Mexican cuisine lovers that also accommodates picky eaters. You can snag a fajita taco salad while the kids choose from its burger and chicken selections. This busy road also plays host to shopping centers with familiar chains like Kroger, AT&T and Planet Fitness. “There are fast food restaurants, banks, grocery stores, convenience stores, anything you could need,” Dreher says. “Everything is walkable. Not from every house, but from a lot of them.”
Geyer Springs Shopping Center in Upper Baseline has stores that fit your needs.
When you are in Upper Baseline check out Little China and Latino Food.
Across Geyer Springs road in Coverdale/Watson is Colony South which also serves Upper Baseline.
Upper Baseline always has what you need within walking distance.
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Baseline Academy in Upper Baseline is here to help young students dreams come true.
Little Rock School District schools
Public school students may attend the neighborhood’s Baseline Academy for kindergarten through fifth grade before moving on to Cloverdale Middle, and Little Rock Southwest High. Part of the Little Rock School District, the middle and high schools earn C Niche grades, while the elementary school scores a C-minus. In addition, the neighborhood hosts the first adult high school in the state. The Excel Center provides flexible opportunities for those 19 and older to earn their diploma.
Go outside and play at Wakefield Park
Hugging the neighborhood’s western border, Wakefield Park is home to a hard-surface soccer field that was just installed in 2021, as well as a turfed playground with a swing set. Or if residents go right past Big Rock Settling Pond in the eastern corner they’ll hit Interstate Park, a 71-acre space filled with six baseball fields and boat ramp access to Fourche Creek, which snakes through the neighborhood’s northern sector.
Wakefield Park is a cozy place to relax in while in Wakefield, not far from Upper Baseline.
Catch a game at Interstate Park or take to the water to fish in Upper Baseline.
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Wind down at Long Branch Original Biker Bar
A popular nightlife hangout beckons on Scott Hamilton Drive. Long Branch Original Biker Bar often turns first-timers into regulars thanks to its abundance of pool tables and weekly live music performances. And with a quick 6-mile trip east via Interstate 30, which runs through the neighborhood, entertainment on a larger scale awaits in downtown Little Rock.
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We don't have a lot of things going on in my neighborhood. Since I've moved in I haven't heard any sirens or watching the news and see someone got killed in my neighborhood
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8/24/2016Niche Review
There were three local high schoolers involved with he murdering of a mother in the presence of her newborn baby. If tis isn't bad, i don't know what is.
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Upper Baseline Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Upper Baseline, Little Rock sell after 38 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Upper Baseline, Little Rock over the last 12 months is $96,544, down 12% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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