Garfield, AR housing market
The typical Garfield home is worth about $469,000, up 3.5% in a year, 107% above the Arkansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Garfield compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Garfield at a glance
Only 3 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Garfield | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $212,000 | $140,000 |
| 2018 | $230,000 | $145,000 |
| 2019 | $240,000 | $149,000 |
| 2020 | $255,000 | $156,000 |
| 2021 | $299,000 | $172,000 |
| 2022 | $370,000 | $197,000 |
| 2023 | $410,000 | $206,000 |
| 2024 | $430,000 | $212,000 |
| 2025 | $460,000 | $220,000 |
| 2026 | $463,000 | $224,000 |
| August 2026 | $469,000 | $227,000 |
6 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 6 new homes in Garfield in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.7 million to build.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.5 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
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 $1,200
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Garfield is $1,200 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Garfield pay a median of $888, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $900 · 4 bedrooms $1,970
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (72732; Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 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, August 2026. 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.