Saline County, AR real estate

What the numbers say

Saline County, AR real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Saline County listed for $362,225, down 2.4% from a year earlier. That is 14% above the Arkansas median of $318,743.

Homes spent a median of 53 days on the market, slower than 51 days a year ago. That makes Saline County the #3 fastest-selling of 15 Arkansas counties we track.

Homeowners in Saline County pay a median of $1,367 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $221,200, an effective rate of about 0.62%. The Arkansas average is 0.55%, which makes Saline County the #69 lowest-tax of 75 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,033 a month, and $989 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 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 $362,000 home here comes to about $2,312 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $99,000 a year (the median household here earns $79,046).