Marion, Arkansas.
Typical home $239,594 (+2.8% in a year), asking rent $1,105 . Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$645 (+105%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $6,585 +3%
- $233,008$239,594 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $51,670 +27%
- $187,924$239,594 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.
- Marion$1,258
- Arkansas$1,177
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.
Typical home values in Marion, AR rose 2.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas
Marion is a city of 13,752 people in Crittenden County. Half its households earn more than $78,330 a year and half less, against $55,358 across Crittenden County; 9% of its people live below the poverty line. 72% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 28% are rented. Unemployment in Crittenden County was 4.9% in August 2026, and the county had 10.6% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then transport and warehouses.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Marion is a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, with a population on the younger side and most homes lived in by their owners. Household incomes are well above the county's, and the share of people living below the poverty line is modest. Winters are mild and brief, with the coldest days in January still above freezing at night only rarely, while summers run hot and the year brings a good deal of rain.
Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, in transport, warehouses and utilities, in restaurants and hotels, or in manufacturing. Among the largest workplaces in Marion are Hino Motors Manufacturing Arkansas, the Marion School District and Willowbend Health & Rehabilitation. Across Crittenden County there are more jobs than a year earlier, and unemployment has eased over the past year.
Things to do. A short drive away, the National Civil Rights Museum and the Blues Hall of Fame are museums, and the Orpheum Theatre is a theatre for shows. The FedExForum, a stadium, is also a short drive away. For a longer outing, the Memphis Zoo is a longer drive away.
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- 5,149households
- 25%of adults have a degree
- 9%below the poverty line
- 22 mintypical commute
- 8%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Crittenden County had 17,907 jobs in 2025, 10.6% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 50° and lows near 33°; warmest in July, with highs near 91° and lows near 72°. About 50 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the West Memphis Municipal Airport weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Marion
- Hino Motors Manufacturing ArkansasAxle bearings, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing1,024
- Marion School DistrictSchool district540FTE
- Willowbend Health & RehabilitationNursing homes139
- WalmartSupermarkets and other grocery stores122
- TaherCafeteria food services contractors56
- Pacific RAI ServicesRailroad terminals, independent operation35
- Houchens Food GroupSupermarkets and other grocery stores33
- TopBuildDrywall and insulation contractors25
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 10 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,505 people in all. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Ice stormsRelatively high
- Heat wavesRelatively high
- Earthquakesrelatively high in parts of MarionRelatively moderate
- Cold wavesrelatively high in parts of MarionRelatively moderate
- TornadoesRelatively moderate
- LightningRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Marion’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Crittenden County and the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro.
Marion home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Marion$239,594
- Arkansas$224,158
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 5 Marion listings — the market is cooling.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Marion20.72%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Marion66
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Marion19
Zip codes with a Marion address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Marion — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.