Housing · Texarkana

Texarkana, AR housing market

The typical Texarkana home is worth about $167,000, up 0.9% in a year, 27% below the Arkansas typical home. Homes typically sell in 78 days, below asking.

Home values, sales, trends and how Texarkana compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Texarkana at a glance

Typical home value
$167K
▲ 0.9% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$265K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
78
Arkansas: 53 days
Sale-to-list
92.8%
Homes sell below asking
Homes sold
23
in May · 98 for sale
Market temperature

A balanced market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

About 4.3 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

TexarkanaArkansas
$100K$125K$150K$175K$200K$225K$250K 20182020202220242026 Texarkana $167K Arkansas $227K
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JanuaryTexarkanaArkansas
2017$122,000$140,000
2018$126,000$145,000
2019$129,000$149,000
2020$135,000$156,000
2021$148,000$172,000
2022$170,000$197,000
2023$171,000$206,000
2024$168,000$212,000
2025$170,000$220,000
2026$169,000$224,000
August 2026$167,000$227,000
New construction

37 new homes permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 37 new homes in Texarkana in 2025: 29 single-family houses and 8 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $11.1 million to build. That's 1.3 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Arkansas (7.6). Over the past 10 years, Texarkana has permitted 319 homes in all.

New homes, 2025
37
▲ 76% vs 2024
2026 so far
35
Jan–Aug · ▲ 21% vs last year
Per 1,000 residents
1.3
Arkansas: 7.6
Single-family
78%
of 2025’s new homes
Single-familyTwo or more homes per building2026 so far
0100200300 2000: 161 homes 2000 2001: 123 homes (105 single-family, 18 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2002: 263 homes (117 single-family, 146 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2003: 297 homes (131 single-family, 166 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2004: 111 homes (97 single-family, 14 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2005: 92 homes (84 single-family, 8 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2005 2006: 104 homes (100 single-family, 4 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2007: 160 homes (98 single-family, 62 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2008: 69 homes (47 single-family, 22 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2009: 106 homes (46 single-family, 60 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2010: 45 homes (37 single-family, 8 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2010 2011: 45 homes (35 single-family, 10 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2012: 92 homes (38 single-family, 54 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2013: 53 homes (37 single-family, 16 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2014: 37 homes (35 single-family, 2 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2015: 43 homes (39 single-family, 4 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2015 2016: 42 homes 2017: 29 homes 2018: 29 homes 2019: 28 homes 2020: 21 homes 2020 2021: 28 homes 2022: 48 homes (32 single-family, 16 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2023: 36 homes (20 single-family, 16 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2024: 21 homes 2025: 37 homes (29 single-family, 8 in buildings with 2+ homes) 2025 2026 so far: 35 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents−532
New homes+443

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Texarkana's population fell by 532 even though 443 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Arkansas: 1.1 new residents per new home.

Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.

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YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)35350$14.6 million
202537298$11.1 million
202421210$7.1 million
2023362016$9.7 million
2022483216$9.9 million
202128280$6.7 million
202021210$5 million
201928280$5.9 million
201829290$6.2 million
201729290$6.6 million
201642420$6.3 million
201543394$5.8 million
201437352$5.7 million
2013533716$7 million
2012923854$9.4 million
2011453510$8.1 million
201045378$6 million
20091064660$9.3 million
2008694722$5.6 million
20071609862$14.1 million
20061041004$9.7 million
200592848$8.2 million
20041119714$9.6 million
2003297131166$16.1 million
2002263117146$13.2 million
200112310518$9.7 million
20001611610$10.7 million

How Texarkana ranks on new homes being built →

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

Nearby

Texarkana and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Texarkana $167K +0.9% $1,060 37 $45,835
Texarkana $208K +2.6% $1,190 235 $50,573
Affordability

3.6 years of income

The typical Texarkana home costs about 3.6 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Arkansas (3.7).

How Texarkana ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
54.7%
Arkansas: 66.4%
Median tax bill
$1,096
Arkansas: $1,040
Median rent
$909
Arkansas: $947
Typical home built
1979
Arkansas: 1987

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Texarkana is $1,060 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Texarkana pay a median of $909, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 28% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$840
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,060
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,320
a month, with utilities
Share of income
28%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $830 · 4 bedrooms $1,600

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (71854; Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.

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