Dyer, AR housing market
The median sale price was $350,000 in May 2026.
Home values, sales, trends and how Dyer compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Dyer at a glance
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Dyer in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.9 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Arkansas (7.6). Over the past 9 years, Dyer has permitted 10 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $592,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $640,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
2.4 years of income
The typical Dyer home costs about 2.4 years of the town's median household income, less than across Arkansas (3.7 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $950
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Dyer is $950 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Dyer pay a median of $596, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 12% of the town's median household income.
Studio $690 · 4 bedrooms $1,550
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (72921, 72935; Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA), 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.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.