Baxter County, AR real estate

What the numbers say

Baxter County, AR real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Baxter County listed for $329,900, up 12.4% from a year earlier. That is 4% above the Arkansas median of $318,743.

Homes spent a median of 81 days on the market, slower than 75 days a year ago. That makes Baxter County the #15 fastest-selling of 15 Arkansas counties we track.

Homeowners in Baxter County pay a median of $799 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $174,600, an effective rate of about 0.46%. The Arkansas average is 0.55%, which makes Baxter County the #14 lowest-tax of 75 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $846 a month, and $829 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 32 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 $330,000 home here comes to about $2,062 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $88,000 a year (the median household here earns $48,452).