Arkansas housing market
Typical home value
$224K
▲ 3.4% 1 yr
5-year change
+20%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$1,379/mo
20 cities
Unemployment rate
3.9%
Median household income
$68K
2025
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Arkansas is worth $224,158, up 3.4% in a year and up 20% over five years. That's the #47 most expensive of 51.
- 2Across 20 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $1,379/mo, roughly a 7.4% gross yield on the typical home.
- 3Median household income was $68,060 in 2025, so the typical home costs 3.3× income.
- 4Unemployment is 3.9% (−0.3 pts in a year).
Home values
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.
Arkansas metro areas
Little Rock, AR
$230K home$1,234 rent6.4% yield
▲ 3.7% 1 yr
Fayetteville, AR
$364K home$1,571 rent5.2% yield
▲ 2.5% 1 yr
Fort Smith, AR
$203K home$1,074 rent6.4% yield
▲ 4.4% 1 yr
Jonesboro, AR
$204K home$1,237 rent7.3% yield
▲ 4.4% 1 yr
Hot Springs, AR
$244K home$1,236 rent6.1% yield
▲ 0.5% 1 yr
Russellville, AR
$200K home$905 rent5.4% yield
▲ 3.3% 1 yr
Searcy, AR
$208K home$1,064 rent6.1% yield
▲ 3.8% 1 yr
Paragould, AR
$194K home$1,090 rent6.7% yield
▲ 3.2% 1 yr
Arkansas cities
20 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.
20 cities
| Little Rock | $220K | ▲ 3.5% | $1,184 | ▲ 1.8% | 6.5% |
| Fayetteville | $379K | ▲ 3.6% | $1,581 | ▲ 2.5% | 5.0% |
| Fort Smith | $193K | ▲ 2.7% | $1,063 | ▲ 2.3% | 6.6% |
| Jonesboro | $227K | ▲ 3.7% | $1,243 | ▲ 2.9% | 6.6% |
| Springdale | $338K | ▲ 3.5% | $1,436 | ▲ 0.8% | 5.1% |
| Conway | $250K | ▲ 2.5% | $1,314 | ▲ 3.3% | 6.3% |
| Rogers | $382K | ▲ 2.6% | $1,528 | ▲ 1.3% | 4.8% |
| Hot Springs | $243K | ■ 0.0% | $1,189 | ▲ 5.3% | 5.9% |
| North Little Rock | $167K | ▲ 3.6% | $1,128 | ▲ 2.1% | 8.1% |
| Bentonville | $490K | ▲ 2.2% | $1,651 | ▲ 1.5% | 4.0% |
| Benton | $240K | ▲ 2.5% | $1,476 | ▲ 4.8% | 7.4% |
| Russellville | $218K | ▲ 4.0% | $895 | ▲ 5.4% | 4.9% |
| Jacksonville | $172K | ▲ 5.5% | $1,200 | ▲ 3.1% | 8.4% |
| Cabot | $249K | ▲ 4.2% | $1,448 | ▲ 4.0% | 7.0% |
| Sherwood | $239K | ▲ 4.3% | $1,359 | ▲ 2.0% | 6.8% |
| Bella Vista | $357K | ▲ 1.7% | $1,939 | ▲ 3.4% | 6.5% |
| Maumelle | $308K | ▲ 2.5% | $1,398 | ▲ 0.2% | 5.4% |
| Siloam Springs | $285K | ▲ 2.1% | $1,360 | ▲ 1.6% | 5.7% |
| Centerton | $346K | ▼ 0.5% | $1,565 | ▼ 0.1% | 5.4% |
| Farmington | $336K | ▲ 2.9% | $1,665 | ▲ 1.4% | 5.9% |
Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.