Cove, AR housing market
The typical Cove home is worth about $175,000, about the same as a year ago, 23% below the Arkansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cove compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Cove at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Cove | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $108,000 | $140,000 |
| 2018 | $109,000 | $145,000 |
| 2019 | $119,000 | $149,000 |
| 2020 | $118,000 | $156,000 |
| 2021 | $136,000 | $172,000 |
| 2022 | $163,000 | $197,000 |
| 2023 | $157,000 | $206,000 |
| 2024 | $161,000 | $212,000 |
| 2025 | $174,000 | $220,000 |
| 2026 | $171,000 | $224,000 |
| August 2026 | $175,000 | $227,000 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $940
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Cove is $940 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Cove pay a median of $574, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $670 · 4 bedrooms $1,280
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (71937; Polk County, AR), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Recent listings in Cove
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.