Zip lookup · AR

72461
Rector, Arkansas.

Rector, Clay County, AR · Paragould, AR metro · population 3,643

What it costs per month · 72461 $692/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$408 (+144%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $6,922 +6%
$124,830$131,752 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $32,859 +33%
$98,893$131,752 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 72461 $692 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 72461$692
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 12 years.

Typical home values in zip 72461 rose 5.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Clay County, AR 83% · Greene County, AR 17%

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

Typical home value $131,752 as of Sep 2026
+5.5%year on year

Typical home value — 72461

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 72461 $131,752 Paragould $194,259 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 72461$131,752
  • Paragould$194,259
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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9.3 72443 Marmaduke 2,649 — $171,272
10.2 72454 Piggott 4,833 — $135,702
11.4 72436 Lafe 885 — $179,201
11.4 63876 Senath 2,071 — $99,339
13.5 63857 Kennett 11,930 — $115,794
15.3 63821 Arbyrd 616 — $58,556
16.5 63852 Holcomb 1,172 — $89,221
17.9 72422 Corning 4,324 — $116,730
18.4 72450 Paragould 40,807 $1,074 $194,809
18.9 63855 Hornersville 854 — $91,378

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