White County, AR real estate

What the numbers say

White County, AR real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in White County listed for $264,950, up 1.1% from a year earlier. That is 17% below the Arkansas median of $318,743.

Homes spent a median of 54 days on the market, faster than 63 days a year ago. That makes White County the #4 fastest-selling of 15 Arkansas counties we track.

Homeowners in White County pay a median of $754 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $163,600, an effective rate of about 0.46%. The Arkansas average is 0.55%, which makes White County the #15 lowest-tax of 75 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $850 a month, and $832 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 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 $265,000 home here comes to about $1,657 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $71,000 a year (the median household here earns $55,249).