Mountainburg, AR housing market
The typical Mountainburg home is worth about $226,000, up 7.6% in a year, close to the Arkansas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Mountainburg compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Mountainburg 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.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Mountainburg | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $123,000 | $140,000 |
| 2018 | $124,000 | $145,000 |
| 2019 | $132,000 | $149,000 |
| 2020 | $142,000 | $156,000 |
| 2021 | $155,000 | $172,000 |
| 2022 | $190,000 | $197,000 |
| 2023 | $186,000 | $206,000 |
| 2024 | $194,000 | $212,000 |
| 2025 | $207,000 | $220,000 |
| 2026 | $217,000 | $224,000 |
| August 2026 | $226,000 | $227,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Mountainburg in 2025.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $140,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $140,000 |
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 $1,000
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Mountainburg is $1,000 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Mountainburg pay a median of $756, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $730 · 4 bedrooms $1,640
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (72946; 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, 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.