Most affordable towns in Arkansas
Ranked by how many years of a typical AR household income ($60,773) it takes to buy each town's median home. Lower is easier to buy in. 127 towns with 2,500+ residents.
Blytheville ranks #30 of 127
2.0 yrs of a typical AR income buys a typical home · Visit Blytheville →
2
Helena-West Helena
1.2 yrs
$73,200 median home
3
DeWitt
1.2 yrs
$75,700 median home
How this ranking works
We divide each town’s median home value by the AR median household income ($60,773). The result is how many years of a typical paycheck it takes to buy a typical home there. Lower is more affordable. Across Arkansas as a whole it’s 3.1 years.
Why not each town’s own income? That would rank wealthy towns with half-million-dollar homes as “affordable” only because their residents earn so much. One shared income answers the question people actually ask: where could a typical family afford to live?
Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.











































