Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Arkansas
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
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Arkansas ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton County | $100,000 | $2,335 | $285,100 |
| 2 | Washington County | $93,500 | $2,181 | $266,000 |
| 3 | Saline County | $77,000 | $1,794 | $211,700 |
| 4 | Faulkner County | $76,500 | $1,780 | $211,300 |
| 5 | Pulaski County | $74,000 | $1,729 | $199,600 |
| 6 | Craighead County | $72,000 | $1,683 | $198,700 |
| 7 | Carroll County | $68,000 | $1,589 | $186,300 |
| 8 | Lonoke County | $68,000 | $1,590 | $184,100 |
| 9 | Garland County | $65,000 | $1,515 | $176,400 |
| 10 | Newton County | $65,000 | $1,516 | $178,800 |
| 11 | Cleburne County | $64,000 | $1,494 | $174,600 |
| 12 | Boone County | $63,000 | $1,465 | $169,300 |
| 13 | Crawford County | $63,000 | $1,470 | $170,000 |
| 14 | Sebastian County | $62,500 | $1,457 | $166,000 |
| 15 | Baxter County | $61,000 | $1,426 | $165,400 |
| 16 | Greene County | $60,500 | $1,406 | $162,200 |
| 17 | Pope County | $60,500 | $1,413 | $161,700 |
| 18 | White County | $59,500 | $1,386 | $159,600 |
| 19 | Marion County | $59,000 | $1,382 | $158,400 |
| 20 | Crittenden County | $58,500 | $1,369 | $155,100 |
| 21 | Madison County | $58,500 | $1,368 | $157,800 |
| 22 | Grant County | $58,000 | $1,357 | $154,500 |
| 23 | Miller County | $56,500 | $1,320 | $148,200 |
| 24 | Clark County | $56,000 | $1,306 | $147,100 |
| 25 | Stone County | $55,500 | $1,296 | $149,400 |
| 26 | Columbia County | $54,000 | $1,255 | $141,700 |
| 27 | Conway County | $52,500 | $1,226 | $137,000 |
| 28 | Howard County | $52,000 | $1,214 | $135,400 |
| 29 | Montgomery County | $51,500 | $1,203 | $136,000 |
| 30 | Arkansas County | $50,500 | $1,174 | $129,400 |
| 31 | Yell County | $50,500 | $1,183 | $131,300 |
| 32 | Perry County | $50,000 | $1,169 | $129,300 |
| 33 | Drew County | $49,500 | $1,150 | $127,800 |
| 34 | Hot Spring County | $49,500 | $1,157 | $127,900 |
| 35 | Logan County | $49,500 | $1,152 | $126,900 |
| 36 | Johnson County | $49,000 | $1,140 | $124,800 |
| 37 | Cleveland County | $48,500 | $1,132 | $123,400 |
| 38 | Izard County | $48,000 | $1,122 | $122,100 |
| 39 | Independence County | $47,500 | $1,107 | $120,500 |
| 40 | Polk County | $47,500 | $1,111 | $122,600 |
| 41 | Van Buren County | $47,500 | $1,111 | $122,300 |
| 42 | Franklin County | $46,500 | $1,090 | $118,800 |
| 43 | Mississippi County | $46,000 | $1,073 | $115,800 |
| 44 | Pike County | $46,000 | $1,070 | $115,400 |
| 45 | Randolph County | $46,000 | $1,078 | $118,100 |
| 46 | Union County | $45,500 | $1,067 | $114,700 |
| 47 | Little River County | $45,000 | $1,048 | $113,400 |
| 48 | Sevier County | $44,500 | $1,036 | $111,700 |
| 49 | Scott County | $44,000 | $1,023 | $110,900 |
| 50 | Fulton County | $43,000 | $1,001 | $107,200 |
| 51 | Jefferson County | $43,000 | $1,007 | $106,000 |
| 52 | Lincoln County | $43,000 | $1,000 | $106,100 |
| 53 | Searcy County | $43,000 | $1,009 | $108,100 |
| 54 | Cross County | $42,000 | $986 | $104,000 |
| 55 | Hempstead County | $41,000 | $953 | $100,200 |
| 56 | Poinsett County | $41,000 | $962 | $101,200 |
| 57 | Ouachita County | $40,500 | $949 | $99,600 |
| 58 | Bradley County | $40,000 | $935 | $97,000 |
| 59 | Calhoun County | $40,000 | $932 | $97,300 |
| 60 | Dallas County | $40,000 | $936 | $98,200 |
| 61 | Woodruff County | $40,000 | $934 | $96,800 |
| 62 | Sharp County | $39,500 | $918 | $94,600 |
| 63 | Chicot County | $38,000 | $885 | $90,500 |
| 64 | Lawrence County | $38,000 | $886 | $91,100 |
| 65 | Ashley County | $37,500 | $878 | $88,800 |
| 66 | Desha County | $37,500 | $878 | $89,100 |
| 67 | Clay County | $37,000 | $866 | $88,100 |
| 68 | Jackson County | $37,000 | $863 | $87,300 |
| 69 | Prairie County | $37,000 | $868 | $87,500 |
| 70 | St. Francis County | $37,000 | $864 | $87,700 |
| 71 | Nevada County | $36,500 | $850 | $85,700 |
| 72 | Monroe County | $35,000 | $821 | $82,200 |
| 73 | Lee County | $34,000 | $791 | $77,900 |
| 74 | Phillips County | $33,500 | $787 | $76,200 |
| 75 | Lafayette County | $33,000 | $769 | $74,600 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Arkansas