Zip lookup · AR

72136
Romance, Arkansas.

Romance, White County, AR · Searcy, AR metro · population 3,209

What it costs per month · 72136 $1,215/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$634 (+109%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $2,378 +1%
$229,165$231,542 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $30,368 +15%
$201,174$231,542 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 72136 $1,215 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 72136$1,215
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 25 years.

Typical home values in zip 72136 rose 1.0% over the past year — in step with the nation.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Romance, AR — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $231,542 as of Sep 2026
+1.0%year on year

Typical home value — 72136

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 72136 $231,542 Searcy $207,612 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 72136$231,542
  • Searcy$207,612
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.3 72111 Mount Vernon 1,283 — $277,070
7.1 72137 Rose Bud 2,267 — $222,885
7.8 72045 El Paso 1,110 — $262,931
10.9 72012 Beebe 13,502 — $214,849
12.3 72102 McRae 2,620 — $182,695
14.1 72173 Vilonia 9,990 $950 $264,994
15.3 72543 Heber Springs 12,350 — $253,049
15.4 72131 Quitman 4,605 — $248,146
16.1 72143 Searcy 35,000 $1,059 $222,982
16.4 72007 Austin 10,579 $1,372 $252,452
19.0 72176 Ward 8,678 $1,187 $213,174
19.2 72023 Cabot 37,452 $1,446 $252,167
19.7 72058 Greenbrier 18,880 $1,375 $283,587

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.