A typical Bergman home is worth roughly $144,000
The median sale price was $195,000 in February 2026.
Only 1 sale in February 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Bergman?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2.4 years of income
Less than across Arkansas (3.1 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Bergman home, with $112K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $880 a month here, $80 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Bergman’s typical property tax (0.37% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Home prices up 61% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Bergman rose 61% over the past 5 years, faster than across Arkansas (52%). Last year prices rose 1.9%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Bergman, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $880
Renters already here pay a median of $950.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Boone County, AR): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Bergman in 2025. The last year with any was 2018 (12 new homes).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Bergman's population fell by 13 even though 28 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Arkansas: 1.1 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $193,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $193,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $125,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $334,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $117,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $327,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
88% of Bergman households own their home
Half of Bergman’s homes were built before 1992.
Arkansas: 66% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Neighbors talk housing
What Bergman buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, February 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.