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Housing in Rockport

A typical Rockport home is worth roughly $140,000

The median sale price was $165,000 in April 2026.

Typical home value
$140K
▼ 4% in a year · AR $188K
Estimate
Median sale price
$165K
April 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
1
in April · 2 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$940
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$880
AR $1,040

Only 1 sale in April 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Rockport?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 48% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Rockport rose 48% over the past 5 years, slower than across Arkansas (52%). Last year prices fell 4%.

Rockport areaArkansas
0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
−4%
past year
+48%
past 5 years
+66%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Rockport, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2 years of income

Less than across Arkansas (3.1 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$279,000
Typical Rockport home $140K

That covers a typical Rockport home, with $139K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$810
Loan $690Tax $70Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $940 a month here, $130 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Rockport’s typical property tax (0.63% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $940

Renters already here pay a median of $844, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$800
1 bedroom$810
2 bedrooms$940
3 bedrooms$1,240
4 bedrooms$1,470
21%
of households rent · AR 34%
38
renter households
$844
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Hot Springs, AR MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

79% of Rockport households own their home

Half of Rockport’s homes were built before 1987.

Owners and renters
Own 79%Rent 21%

Arkansas: 66% own.

1987
typical home built · AR 1987
$880
median property tax bill · AR $1,040
0.63%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · AR 0.55%
10%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Next door

Rockport vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Rockport. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Rockport$140K*−4%†$940—$68,750
Malvern$146K−2.7%$9407$46,250

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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What Rockport buyers, sellers and renters are saying.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, April 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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