Property tax rate
0.55%Median bill $1,040/yr · CensusMedian rent
$9472-bed $907Per month · CensusDays on market
68 days▲ 2 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Arkansas real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Arkansas listed for $318,743, up 4.5% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 68 days on the market, slower than 66 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Arkansas pay a median of $1,040 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $188,000, an effective rate of about 0.55%.
Renters pay a median of $947 a month, and $907 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 28 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $319,000 home here comes to about $2,018 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $86,000 a year (the median household here earns $60,773).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$2,018/mo- Principal & interest$1,738
- Property tax$147
- Insurance (est.)$133
$319,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Arkansas by bedrooms
Studio$754
1 bedroom$757
2 bedrooms$907
3 bedrooms$1,134
4 bedrooms$1,360
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Arkansas county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Montgomery County0.32%
- Stone County0.32%
- Newton County0.38%
- Randolph County0.40%
- Polk County0.41%
Fastest-selling counties
- Lonoke County49 days
- Faulkner County52 days
- Saline County53 days
- White County54 days
- Pulaski County58 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | – | – | 0.54% | $843 |
| Ashley County | – | – | 0.60% | $703 |
| Baxter County | $329,900 | 81 | 0.46% | $846 |
| Benton County | $460,600 | 72 | 0.56% | $1,277 |
| Boone County | – | – | 0.49% | $733 |
| Bradley County | – | – | 0.57% | $689 |
| Calhoun County | – | – | 0.47% | $769 |
| Carroll County | – | – | 0.51% | $856 |
| Chicot County | – | – | 0.49% | $574 |
| Clark County | – | – | 0.56% | $793 |
| Clay County | – | – | 0.50% | $707 |
| Cleburne County | – | – | 0.45% | $859 |
| Cleveland County | – | – | 0.48% | $536 |
| Columbia County | – | – | 0.47% | $649 |
| Conway County | – | – | 0.56% | $755 |
| Craighead County | $252,500 | 65 | 0.53% | $958 |
| Crawford County | $270,250 | 60 | 0.54% | $851 |
| Crittenden County | $239,000 | 71 | 0.62% | $911 |
| Cross County | – | – | 0.51% | $764 |
| Dallas County | – | – | 0.56% | $627 |
| Desha County | – | – | 0.54% | $718 |
| Drew County | – | – | 0.47% | $725 |
| Faulkner County | $327,475 | 52 | 0.54% | $1,005 |
| Franklin County | – | – | 0.49% | $719 |
| Fulton County | – | – | 0.47% | $626 |
| Garland County | $349,500 | 77 | 0.48% | $966 |
| Grant County | – | – | 0.54% | $788 |
| Greene County | – | – | 0.48% | $904 |
| Hempstead County | – | – | 0.57% | $815 |
| Hot Spring County | – | – | 0.48% | $768 |
| Howard County | – | – | 0.42% | $690 |
| Independence County | – | – | 0.53% | $845 |
| Izard County | – | – | 0.57% | $621 |
| Jackson County | – | – | 0.57% | $668 |
| Jefferson County | $143,700 | 77 | 0.66% | $888 |
| Johnson County | – | – | 0.52% | $728 |
| Lafayette County | – | – | 0.61% | $755 |
| Lawrence County | – | – | 0.47% | $697 |
| Lee County | – | – | 0.46% | $667 |
| Lincoln County | – | – | 0.52% | $744 |
| Little River County | – | – | 0.50% | $697 |
| Logan County | – | – | 0.51% | $745 |
| Lonoke County | $264,999 | 49 | 0.63% | $1,025 |
| Madison County | – | – | 0.41% | $729 |
| Marion County | – | – | 0.47% | $795 |
| Miller County | – | – | 0.61% | $892 |
| Mississippi County | – | – | 0.52% | $830 |
| Monroe County | – | – | 0.51% | $614 |
| Montgomery County | – | – | 0.32% | $636 |
| Nevada County | – | – | 0.52% | $869 |
| Newton County | – | – | 0.38% | $617 |
| Ouachita County | – | – | 0.51% | $764 |
| Perry County | – | – | 0.49% | $805 |
| Phillips County | – | – | 0.81% | $737 |
| Pike County | – | – | 0.59% | $686 |
| Poinsett County | – | – | 0.53% | $619 |
| Polk County | – | – | 0.41% | $711 |
| Pope County | $281,200 | 66 | 0.56% | $859 |
| Prairie County | – | – | 0.72% | $625 |
| Pulaski County | $250,000 | 58 | 0.76% | $1,080 |
| Randolph County | – | – | 0.40% | $674 |
| Saline County | $362,225 | 53 | 0.62% | $1,033 |
| Scott County | – | – | 0.43% | $722 |
| Searcy County | – | – | 0.43% | $606 |
| Sebastian County | $264,363 | 63 | 0.62% | $886 |
| Sevier County | – | – | 0.44% | $751 |
| Sharp County | – | – | 0.56% | $766 |
| St. Francis County | – | – | 0.47% | $779 |
| Stone County | – | – | 0.32% | $626 |
| Union County | – | – | 0.57% | $847 |
| Van Buren County | – | – | 0.43% | $722 |
| Washington County | $399,563 | 61 | 0.52% | $1,071 |
| White County | $264,950 | 54 | 0.46% | $850 |
| Woodruff County | – | – | 0.56% | $613 |
| Yell County | – | – | 0.45% | $735 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.