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Towns where rent is easiest to afford in Arkansas

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 38 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Malvern 26.6% Median rent $764 2 Centerton 27.5% Median rent $1,465 3 Bentonville 27.6% Median rent $1,344
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 Malvern10,953 people 26.6% $764 1,466
2 Centerton21,920 people 27.5% $1,465 2,592
3 Bentonville58,249 people 27.6% $1,344 10,775
4 Map of Bryant Bryant21,504 people 27.7% $993 2,198
5 Map of Bella Vista Bella Vista31,697 people 27.9% $1,395 1,417
6 Magnolia10,894 people 30% $633 1,446
7 Marion13,623 people 34.9% $1,148 1,374
8 Map of Rogers Rogers72,981 people 36.5% $1,270 10,566
9 Map of Batesville Batesville11,445 people 37.9% $882 1,810
10 Springdale88,160 people 38.5% $1,071 13,043
11 Benton36,595 people 40.2% $1,072 4,693
12 Van Buren23,763 people 41.5% $847 2,875
13 Fort Smith89,805 people 42.1% $884 16,096
14 Russellville29,162 people 42.6% $842 4,265
15 Map of Siloam Springs Siloam Springs18,699 people 42.6% $1,003 2,466
16 Map of Sherwood Sherwood33,070 people 45.1% $1,101 3,793
17 Conway67,642 people 46.9% $1,011 13,988
18 Pine Bluff39,743 people 46.9% $855 6,183
19 North Little Rock64,538 people 47.8% $1,069 15,997
20 Wynne8,120 people 48% $760 1,213
21 Stuttgart7,903 people 48.7% $872 1,248
22 Little Rock203,436 people 48.9% $1,106 37,416
23 Hot Springs Hot Springs37,920 people 49.1% $914 7,051
24 Fayetteville Fayetteville99,319 people 49.2% $1,065 22,038
25 Cabot26,960 people 49.2% $1,110 3,026
26 El Dorado17,115 people 49.5% $880 2,573
27 West Memphis23,929 people 49.6% $870 4,736
28 Jacksonville29,221 people 49.9% $930 5,305
29 Paragould30,215 people 50.2% $925 4,603
30 Arkadelphia10,099 people 50.3% $814 1,910
31 Harrison13,350 people 51.2% $753 2,425
32 Map of Texarkana Texarkana29,177 people 51.6% $909 4,541
33 Map of Searcy Searcy23,340 people 51.7% $905 3,871
34 Jonesboro80,137 people 54.1% $956 13,217
35 Map of Mountain Home Mountain Home13,108 people 56.3% $865 2,213
36 Blytheville Blytheville12,790 people 58.1% $855 2,532
37 Forrest City Forrest City12,646 people 59.9% $805 2,113
38 Map of Helena-West Helena Helena-West Helena8,935 people 63.4% $771 1,870

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Arkansas as a whole is 44.8%.

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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