Arkansas.
47th most expensive state. Typical home $224,158 (+3.4% in a year), estimated payment $1,236 a month. As of Sep 2026.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$613 (+109%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $7,324 +3%
- $216,834$224,158 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $37,627 +20%
- $186,531$224,158 since Sep 2021
- 10 years
- Up $87,897 +65%
- $136,261$224,158 since Sep 2016
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.
- Arkansas$1,177
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 19 years.
Typical home values in Arkansas rose 3.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Buying the typical Arkansas home now takes 24% of the median household income ($60,773/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.
Share of median income needed to buy
Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.
- Arkansas23.23%
- United States28.57%
Arkansas home values
Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Arkansas$224,158
- United States$366,157
Metros in Arkansas
Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.
| # | Metro activate to sort by Metro | Rent activate to sort by Rent | 1-yr Δ activate to sort by 1-yr Δ | Home value sorted descending, activate to sort ascending | 1-yr Δ activate to sort by 1-yr Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayetteville | $1,571 | +1.2% | $364,497 | +2.5% |
| 2 | Hot Springs | $1,236 | +4.1% | $243,715 | +0.5% |
| 3 | Mountain Home | $1,167 | — | $235,280 | +0.9% |
| 4 | Harrison | — | — | $232,167 | +2.0% |
| 5 | Little Rock | $1,234 | +2.1% | $230,108 | +3.7% |
| 6 | Searcy | $1,064 | +4.9% | $207,612 | +3.8% |
| 7 | Jonesboro | $1,237 | +2.8% | $203,787 | +4.4% |
| 8 | Fort Smith | $1,074 | +3.4% | $202,649 | +4.4% |
| 9 | Russellville | $905 | +5.4% | $199,731 | +3.3% |
| 10 | Paragould | $1,090 | +1.3% | $194,259 | +3.2% |
| 11 | Batesville | $903 | — | $162,887 | +2.8% |
| 12 | Arkadelphia | — | — | $161,367 | +3.6% |
| 13 | Malvern | $1,200 | — | $159,238 | -3.1% |
| 14 | Magnolia | — | — | $125,336 | -2.8% |
| 15 | El Dorado | — | — | $125,220 | -1.1% |
| 16 | Blytheville | $1,000 | — | $116,647 | +4.8% |
| 17 | Camden | — | — | $109,521 | +4.8% |
| 18 | Pine Bluff | $851 | -0.2% | $101,811 | -1.6% |
| 19 | Forrest City | — | — | $77,402 | -2.1% |
| 20 | Helena | — | — | $46,294 | -4.2% |
| 21 | Hope | — | — | — | — |
Go deeper: every zip in Arkansas.