Arkansas Housing

Housing in Arkansas State is more affordable than the US on average. The median value for a home in Arkansas is $181,800 compared to the national median of $338,100. Not only is housing in Arkansas more affordable, but it also has seen higher appreciation over the past year, with a 10.68% increase compared to 8.27% nationally. This makes it a great state to invest in real estate or buy a home.

The median home cost in Arkansas is $181,800. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 72.0%. Home Appreciation in Arkansas is up 18.5%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Arkansas real estate is 33 years old

The Rental Market in Arkansas

- Renters make up 28.5% of the Arkansas population
- 2.3% of houses and apartments in Arkansas, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

Housing by Year Built

Housing	Arkansas, Arkansas	United States
	1,361,880.0	139,647,020.0
	36	42
	$181,800	$338,100
	18.5%	16.6%
	53.4%	57.0%
	72.0%	101.1%
	$6.43	$10.98
	$878	$2,690
	56.2%	57.4%
	14.9%	11.2%
	28.9%	31.4%
Vacant Housing
	2.3%	1.9%
	0.4%	0.4%
	0.9%	0.7%
	0.5%	0.4%
	3.8%	3.6%
	7.1%	4.1%
Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
	4.4%	2.6%
	5.2%	2.4%
	6.4%	2.8%
	9.0%	3.9%
	8.6%	4.5%
	19.3%	11.3%
	17.0%	13.0%
	16.6%	20.1%
	6.9%	13.6%
	2.6%	8.3%
	2.4%	9.7%
	0.8%	3.9%
	0.4%	2.2%
	0.1%	0.8%
	0.2%	1.1%
Housing Units by Year Structure Built
	0.2%	0.2%
	15.9%	13.6%
	15.9%	13.6%
	17.4%	13.6%
	14.9%	13.2%
	17.7%	14.8%
	17.4%	13.6%
	6.5%	10.0%
	3.5%	4.7%
	4.5%	12.2%

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t · East End, AR

Depends on where you live

Over 7 years ago

I live in a small town at the very edge of Little Rock and I love where I live. Having said that, there are places in Arkansas (especially in LR) that I would not live, More

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James · Fayetteville, AR

School Districts

Over 8 years ago

I am seeing some reviews that Arkansas is the worst place to be for jobs, and out of all the cities Springdale is the absolute worse, the school district is made up of More

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Ronda · Batesville, AR

Ozark Mountains of Arkansas

Over 9 years ago

The Ozark Mountains are incredibly beautiful with abundant wildlife, rivers, creeks and lakes. More