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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.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Helena-West Helena
Arkansas · Most affordable

Helena-West Helena ranks #2 of 127

1.2 yrs of a typical AR income buys a typical home · Visit Helena-West Helena →

Helena-West Helena ranks #2 of 127 for most affordable in Arkansas
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1 North Crossett 1.2 yrs $70,100 median home Map of Helena-West Helena 2 Helena-West Helena 1.2 yrs $73,200 median home Map of DeWitt 3 DeWitt 1.2 yrs $75,700 median home
#TownYears of incomeHome valueMedian income
1 North Crossett2,556 people 1.2 yrs $70,100 $32,917
2 Map of Helena-West Helena Helena-West Helena8,935 people 1.2 yrs $73,200 $36,019
3 Map of DeWitt DeWitt2,933 people 1.2 yrs $75,700 $47,798
4 Warren5,353 people 1.3 yrs $76,700 $36,788
5 Hamburg2,886 people 1.3 yrs $77,100 $34,234
6 Marianna3,417 people 1.3 yrs $81,700 $20,138
7 Prescott3,032 people 1.4 yrs $82,400 $48,307
8 Dumas3,768 people 1.4 yrs $84,400 $34,787
9 Map of Hoxie Hoxie2,618 people 1.4 yrs $87,600 $35,268
10 Pine Bluff39,743 people 1.5 yrs $89,400 $42,718
11 Map of Corning Corning3,134 people 1.5 yrs $89,500 $50,408
12 Hope8,671 people 1.5 yrs $91,900 $37,500
13 Forrest City Forrest City12,646 people 1.5 yrs $92,000 $35,689
14 Fordyce3,268 people 1.5 yrs $92,600 $38,079
15 Brinkley2,596 people 1.5 yrs $94,000 $38,996
16 Cherokee Village5,046 people 1.6 yrs $94,600 $37,326
17 Map of Gosnell Gosnell2,778 people 1.6 yrs $98,700 $61,130
18 Map of McGehee McGehee3,666 people 1.6 yrs $98,800 $36,875
19 Map of Osceola Osceola6,688 people 1.6 yrs $99,900 $46,202
20 Malvern10,953 people 1.7 yrs $104,500 $46,250
21 Waldron Waldron3,344 people 1.7 yrs $105,300 $33,839
22 Lonoke4,267 people 1.8 yrs $106,800 $47,524
23 Camden10,307 people 1.8 yrs $107,400 $49,361
24 De Queen6,058 people 1.8 yrs $109,600 $52,522
25 Booneville3,798 people 1.8 yrs $112,200 $50,459
26 Map of Trumann Trumann7,410 people 1.8 yrs $112,300 $38,881
27 Crossett4,639 people 1.9 yrs $114,600 $44,672
28 Piggott3,555 people 1.9 yrs $115,500 $44,468
29 Walnut Ridge5,434 people 1.9 yrs $117,900 $45,027
30 Blytheville Blytheville12,790 people 2.0 yrs $119,000 $47,865
31 Map of Pocahontas Pocahontas7,538 people 2.0 yrs $120,000 $44,216
32 West Memphis23,929 people 2.0 yrs $120,100 $42,674
33 Map of Paris Paris3,284 people 2.0 yrs $123,200 $51,416
34 Map of Ozark Ozark3,551 people 2.0 yrs $124,000 $47,686
35 El Dorado17,115 people 2.0 yrs $124,100 $49,244
36 Map of Atkins Atkins2,877 people 2.0 yrs $124,400 $61,908
37 Clinton2,509 people 2.1 yrs $126,800 $42,946
38 Map of Horseshoe Bend Horseshoe Bend2,555 people 2.1 yrs $128,500 $46,080
39 Mena5,582 people 2.2 yrs $132,900 $47,428
40 Piney4,458 people 2.2 yrs $134,400 $50,901
41 Monticello8,257 people 2.3 yrs $137,500 $27,238
42 Dardanelle4,511 people 2.3 yrs $138,600 $51,040
43 Ashdown4,164 people 2.3 yrs $139,800 $55,625
44 Map of Barling Barling5,007 people 2.3 yrs $140,000 $54,387
45 Wynne8,120 people 2.3 yrs $141,100 $43,250
46 Bald Knob2,518 people 2.3 yrs $142,400 $48,355
47 Green Forest3,112 people 2.4 yrs $143,200 $49,918
48 Map of Southside Southside4,246 people 2.5 yrs $151,300 $65,655
49 Lake City Lake City2,531 people 2.5 yrs $152,000 $60,273
50 Stuttgart7,903 people 2.5 yrs $152,600 $49,399
51 Charleston2,646 people 2.6 yrs $156,300 $56,600
52 Landmark3,948 people 2.6 yrs $156,600 $53,788
53 Gibson4,167 people 2.6 yrs $157,800 $66,496
54 Beebe8,707 people 2.6 yrs $158,200 $59,476
55 Map of Haskell Haskell4,100 people 2.6 yrs $160,600 $85,758
56 Map of Morrilton Morrilton7,080 people 2.6 yrs $160,900 $47,572
57 Bono2,657 people 2.7 yrs $162,100 $56,098
58 Newport8,024 people 2.7 yrs $162,600 $34,764
59 Jacksonville29,221 people 2.7 yrs $163,400 $49,666
60 Map of Batesville Batesville11,445 people 2.7 yrs $163,600 $51,856
61 Huntsville3,202 people 2.7 yrs $163,600 $57,813
62 Clarksville9,526 people 2.7 yrs $164,800 $37,373
63 Fairfield Bay Fairfield Bay2,515 people 2.7 yrs $164,800 $56,594
64 Berryville Berryville5,707 people 2.7 yrs $165,400 $42,283
65 Hot Springs37,920 people 2.7 yrs $165,500 $47,760
66 Nashville4,063 people 2.8 yrs $167,600 $41,142
67 Lincoln Lincoln2,794 people 2.8 yrs $168,900 $68,333
68 Brookland4,377 people 2.8 yrs $169,200 $57,308
69 Magnolia10,894 people 2.8 yrs $169,300 $56,127
70 Harrison13,350 people 2.8 yrs $169,600 $44,056
71 Map of Mountain Home Mountain Home13,108 people 2.8 yrs $169,800 $41,274
72 Map of Texarkana Texarkana29,177 people 2.8 yrs $170,200 $45,835
73 Map of Shannon Hills Shannon Hills4,641 people 2.8 yrs $170,900 $71,318
74 Pottsville3,229 people 2.8 yrs $171,600 $68,558
75 Manila3,691 people 2.8 yrs $172,000 $55,792
76 Russellville29,162 people 2.8 yrs $172,400 $50,877
77 Alexander3,587 people 2.9 yrs $174,000 $57,250
78 Heber Springs7,161 people 2.9 yrs $176,300 $50,636
79 Fort Smith89,805 people 2.9 yrs $178,100 $54,816
80 North Little Rock64,538 people 2.9 yrs $178,900 $52,707
81 Arkadelphia10,099 people 3.0 yrs $179,300 $48,657
82 Paragould30,215 people 3.0 yrs $181,500 $56,980
83 Van Buren23,763 people 3.0 yrs $181,500 $61,149
84 Map of Greenwood Greenwood9,616 people 3.0 yrs $182,900 $66,844
85 Mayflower2,861 people 3.0 yrs $184,600 $75,682
86 Map of Gentry Gentry4,240 people 3.1 yrs $186,100 $69,779
87 Sheridan5,165 people 3.1 yrs $187,700 $62,453
88 Map of Searcy Searcy23,340 people 3.1 yrs $188,500 $52,170
89 Map of Ward Ward6,573 people 3.1 yrs $189,100 $72,734
90 Map of Sherwood Sherwood33,070 people 3.3 yrs $199,500 $81,328
91 West Fork3,095 people 3.3 yrs $201,000 $77,566
92 Salem2,642 people 3.3 yrs $202,100 $73,750
93 Mountain View2,913 people 3.4 yrs $203,900 $29,172
94 Greenbrier6,018 people 3.4 yrs $206,600 $57,214
95 Cabot26,960 people 3.4 yrs $207,300 $75,000
96 Marion13,623 people 3.5 yrs $212,400 $78,330
97 Elkins Elkins3,808 people 3.5 yrs $212,500 $81,789
98 Benton36,595 people 3.5 yrs $212,700 $72,876
99 Map of White Hall White Hall5,512 people 3.5 yrs $212,700 $78,092
100 Gravette3,714 people 3.6 yrs $216,300 $68,214
101 Austin3,915 people 3.6 yrs $220,500 $113,764
102 Siloam Springs18,699 people 3.6 yrs $221,700 $72,065
103 Jonesboro80,137 people 3.7 yrs $223,200 $55,424
104 Map of Bryant Bryant21,504 people 3.7 yrs $223,200 $83,024
105 East End6,912 people 3.7 yrs $223,900 $87,936
106 Map of Vilonia Vilonia4,498 people 3.8 yrs $232,700 $81,815
107 Map of Alma Alma5,906 people 3.8 yrs $233,600 $68,562
108 Little Rock203,436 people 3.9 yrs $236,400 $63,003
109 Conway67,642 people 4.1 yrs $252,100 $63,004
110 Prairie Grove Prairie Grove7,798 people 4.2 yrs $256,000 $70,701
111 Springdale88,160 people 4.3 yrs $261,800 $69,787
112 Hot Springs Village16,327 people 4.5 yrs $272,000 $75,370
113 Lowell10,849 people 4.7 yrs $284,200 $95,527
114 Rockwell3,986 people 4.8 yrs $289,800 $63,500
115 Maumelle19,373 people 4.8 yrs $291,700 $103,333
116 Map of Bella Vista Bella Vista31,697 people 4.9 yrs $296,700 $88,055
117 Map of Pea Ridge Pea Ridge8,108 people 4.9 yrs $297,500 $95,521
118 Map of Farmington Farmington9,094 people 5.0 yrs $304,800 $90,469
119 Map of Rogers Rogers72,981 people 5.1 yrs $308,200 $86,728
120 Johnson3,656 people 5.1 yrs $312,900 $95,844
121 Centerton21,920 people 5.6 yrs $338,500 $115,713
122 Fayetteville Fayetteville99,319 people 5.8 yrs $349,600 $62,695
123 Bentonville58,249 people 7.1 yrs $428,500 $112,792
124 Map of Tontitown Tontitown6,425 people 7.1 yrs $430,500 $85,603
125 Map of Elm Springs Elm Springs3,069 people 7.6 yrs $460,100 $131,739
126 Map of Cave Springs Cave Springs6,008 people 7.6 yrs $460,300 $146,473
127 Little Flock3,056 people 7.7 yrs $467,600 $60,878

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.

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